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Rissoina elegantissima

Gastropoda - Rissoidae

Taxonomy
Rissoa (Rissoina) elegantissima was named by d'Orbigny (1842) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Rissoina elegantissima by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Rissoa (Rissoina) elegantissima d'Orbigny p. 26 figs. pl. 12, figs. 27-29
2008Rissoina elegantissima Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyRissooideaGray 1847
familyRissoidaeGray 1847
genusRissoinad'Orbigny 1840
specieselegantissima(d'Orbigny 1842)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Rissoina elegantissima d'Orbigny 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:55:20
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:55:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Panama Rissoina elegantissima (80304)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Rissoina elegantissima (75422 75423 75425)