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Lacuna

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Lacuna was named by Turton (1827) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 876]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Launidae by Addicott (1970); to Lacuninae by Vaught et al. (1989); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Lacuna Turton
1970Lacuna Addicott p. 45
1989Lacuna Vaught et al.
2002Lacuna Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyLacuninaeGray 1857
genusLacunaTurton 1827

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. Lacuna Turton 1827
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Subg. Lacuna (Epheria) Gray 1847
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Lacuna (Epheria) carinata Gould 1848 [carinate lacuna]
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Invalid names: Lacuna compacta Carpenter 1863 [synonym], Lacuna solidula Lovén 1847 [synonym], Modelia striata Gabb 1861 [synonym]
Lacuna (Epheria) unifasciata Carpenter 1857 [one-banded lacuna]
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Invalid names: Amphithalmus lacunatus Carpenter 1864 [synonym], Littorina pedroana Conrad 1855 [synonym]
Lacuna (Epheria) variegata Carpenter 1864 [variegate lacuna]
Subg. Lacuna (Medoria) Leach in Gray 1847
Subg. Lacuna (Temanella) Roverto 1899
†Lacuna anomala Cossmann 1882
†Lacuna carpenteri Anderson and Martin 1914
†Lacuna incrassata Kittl 1892
†Lacuna karreri Kittl 1892
Lacuna marmorata Dall 1919 [chink snail]
Lacuna vincta Montagu 1803
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height210.19.3010.910.11.13

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:51:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Julian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 237.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 233.6 Ma

Collections (101 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy L. karreri (69669) L. karreri, L. incrassata (144633)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) L. sp. (205466)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland L. sp. (22943)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Maryland) L. feorra (83135)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Denmark L. ovalis (35263 35266) L. sp. (51500)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Centre) L. bourgeoisi (178085)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France L. mirabilis (171526)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) L. sp. (42644)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) L. langlassei (3494)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) L. carpenteri (237346)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Russian Federation (Adygeya) L. rimosa (47046)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) L. banatica, L. hoernesi (38823)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6USA (California) L. sp. (238417)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) L. sp. (97230 97231 97401 97403)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) L. sp. (238436 238605)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) L. solidula, L. compacta, L. porrecta (186031)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8USA (California) L. unifasciata (277712)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (California) L. sp. (237590)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Italy L. basterotina (178457)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) L. carinata (207669 207671)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) L. sp., L. unifasciata (202496) L. unifasciata (202495)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) L. unifasciata (223075)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) L. carinata, L. unifasciata (96590 96592 96593)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) L. vincta (71142)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) L. unifasciata (237610 240566) L. unifasciata, L. marmorata (201624)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) L. carinata, L. unifasciata (37940 37947 37948) L. unifasciata (37933 37936 37937 37938 37939 37941 37944 37945 37946)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Amphithalmus lacunatus (202967) L. compacta (207886) L. compacta, L. porrecta, L. solidula (222663) L. porrecta (222664) L. solidula (138723) L. sp. (203114) L. unifaciata (223525) L. unifasciata (202493 202494 203095 223329) L. variegata (202968)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Ireland L. crassior (178118)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) L. solidula (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) L. carinata (222949) L. carinata, L. solidula (37673) L. carinata, L. solidula, L. porrecta (37672 240580) L. carinata, L. unifasciata (96566) L. compacta, L. porrecta (222661) L. compacta, L. porrecta, L. solidula (222660) L. marmorata (240650 240651 240653) L. porrecta (222659 222662) L. solidula (222674) L. sp. (240593) L. sp., L. unifasciata (202490) L. unifasciata (59063 96895 226458 240594 240604 240609 240612 240614 240620) L. unifasciata, L. marmorata (160361 219029) L. variegata (222953 223012) Littorina pedroana (222650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland (Disko Island) L. divaricata (227046)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan L. sp. (96944)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Iceland L. vincta (75056 75057)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands L. vincta (98196 98200 98205)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) L. unifasciata (96591)