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Calyptraea (Trochita) spirata

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Calyptraea spirata was named by Forbes (1852). It is extant.

It was recombined as Calyptraea (Trochita) spirata by Vokes (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. alaskana, C. aldrichi, C. mammilaris, C. merriami, C. primogenita, C. saxosa, C. viridarena

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Calyptraea spirata Forbes
1975Calyptraea (Trochita) spirata Vokes p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderNeotaenioglossaHaller 1882
suborderPtenoglossa(Gray 1853)
superfamilyCalyptraeoideaLamarck 1809
familyCalyptraeidaeLamarck 1809
genusCalyptraeaSchumacher 1817
subgenusTrochita
speciesspirata(Forbes 1852)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-18 09:29:33
Modified: 2009-09-18 11:29:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Trochita spirata (52169 52170)