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Macron aethiops (ribbed macron)

Gastropoda - Neptuneidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum aethiops was named by Reeve (1847).

It was recombined as Macron aethiops by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Addicott (1970), Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Buccinum aethiops Reeve figs. pl. 13, fig. 108
1855Pseudoliva kellettii Adams p. 185
1903Macron kellettii Arnold p. 230
1931Macron aethiops Grant, IV and Gale p. 649
1931Macron aethiops kellettii Grant, IV and Gale p. 650 figs. Plate 28, Figure 8
1957Macron aethiops kellettii Rodda p. 2482
1970Macron aethiops Addicott p. 94 figs. Plate 11, figures 25-27
2021Macron aethiops Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
familyNeptuneidaeStimpson 1865
genusMacronAdams and Adams 1853
speciesaethiops(Reeve 1847)

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.

Macron aethiops Reeve 1847 [ribbed macron]
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Invalid names: Pseudoliva kellettii Adams 1855 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Macron aethiops (96565)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Macron aethiops (202968 203113 203114)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Macron kellettii (222660)