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Cerithidea decollata

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Murex decollata was named by Linnaeus (1767) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Cerithidea (Cerithidea) decollata by Oostingh (1935); it was recombined as Cerithidea decollata by Shuto (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. kanpokuensis, C. obtusa, C. ohiroi, C. microptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Murex decollata Linnaeus
1767Murex decollata Linnaeus
1935Cerithidea (Cerithidea) decollata Oostingh p. 53
1978Cerithidea decollata Shuto p. 117

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPotamididae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusCerithideaSwainson 1840
speciesdecollata(Linnaeus 1767)

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.

Cerithidea decollata Linnaeus 1767
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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 07:14:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:14:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Cerithidea decollata (84520)