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Krebsia

Gastropoda - Hipponicidae

Taxonomy
Krebsia was named by Mörch (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Capulus (Krebsia) by Ladd (1972).

It was assigned to Capulus by Ladd (1972); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hipponicidae by Collin (2003).

Species
Capulus (Krebsia) incurvatus (syn. Hipponyx intortus)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Capulus liberatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Krebsia Mörch
1972Capulus (Krebsia) Ladd p. 54
2002Krebsia Sepkoski
2003Krebsia Collin p. 639

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyHipponicoideaTroschel 1861
familyHipponicidaeTroschel 1861
genusKrebsiaMörch 1877

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. Krebsia Mörch 1877
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Invalid names: Hipponyx intortus Lamarck 1822 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:00:55
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:00:55
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 38.00000 to 0.78100 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Capulus elatus (179751)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Marshall Islands Capulus liberatus (78032 78033)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Capulus striatulus (74868)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Marshall Islands Capulus sp. A (77976) Capulus sp. B (77986 78022)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Fiji Capulus sp. A (78060)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Venezuela (Sucre) Capulus incurvatus (41556)