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Erato (Erato) germanica

Gastropoda - Triviidae

Taxonomy
Erato germanica was named by Schilder (1929).

It was recombined as Erato (Erato) germanica by Janssen (1969).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. marginata, E. cypraeola, E. domingensis, E. marginata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Erato germanica Schilder
1969Erato (Erato) germanica Janssen p. 59 figs. Taf. 1, Fig. 3, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTriviidaeTroschel 1863
genusEratoRisso 1826
subgenusEratoRisso 1826
speciesgermanica(Schilder 1929)

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.

†Erato (Erato) germanica Schilder 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:02:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:02:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Langhian or 23.04000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Erato germanica (62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Erato germanica (62884)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Erato germanica (62899 62903 62952)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany Erato germanica (178467 178468)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Erato germanica (61895 61896 61905 61906 61907 62885 62886 62887 62888)