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Acirsa (Plesioacirsa) microstriata

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Acirsa (Plesioacirsa) microstriata was named by Wade (1917) [m. kosnik taxon no: 3097].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. kelseyi, A. solumcostata, A. duvergieri, A. ofunatoensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Acirsa (Plesioacirsa) microstriata Wade
2002Acirsa (Plesioacirsa) microstriata Kosnik

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusAcirsaMörch 1857
subgenusPlesioacirsa(de Boury 1909)
speciesmicrostriataWade 1917

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: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Acirsa microstriata (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Acirsa microstriata (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Acirsa microstriata (4110)