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Lamellaria

Gastropoda - Velutinidae

Taxonomy
Lamellaria was named by Montagu (1815) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 122]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Lamellariidae by Wilson (1993); to Velutinidae by Todd (2001); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Lamellaria Montagu
1993Lamellaria Wilson p. 213
2001Lamellaria Todd
2002Lamellaria 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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyVelutinidaeGray 1840
genusLamellariaMontagu 1815

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. Lamellaria Montagu 1815
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Lamellaria diegoensis Dall 1885 [San Diego lamellaria]
Lamellaria latens Müller 1776
Lamellaria perspicua Linnaeus 1758
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 08:02:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:02:38
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.58 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela L. perspicua (131210) L. sp. (131217)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium L. perspicua (179079)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117China L. sp. (83343)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) L. latens (128470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico L. diegoensis (67643)