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Leiopyrga

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Leiopyrga was named by Adams (1863) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Umboniinae by Wilson (1993); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Leiopyrga Adams
1993Leiopyrga Wilson p. 91
2002Leiopyrga Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyUmboniinae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusLeiopyrgaAdams 1863

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.

G. Leiopyrga Adams 1863
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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 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) L. quadricingulata, L. tatei (179602)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (Western Australia) L. sp. A (63352) L. sp. B (63353)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) L. octona (96708)