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Diastoma elongatum

Gastropoda - Diastomatidae

Taxonomy
Melania elongata was named by Brongniart (1823) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene-Oligocene; Europe, Iran.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Diastoma elongatum by Harzhauser (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Melania elongata Brongniart p. 59 figs. pl. 3, fig. 13
2004Diastoma elongatum Harzhauser p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyDiastomatidae(Cossmann 1894)
genusDiastomaDeshayes 1850
specieselongatum(Brongniart 1823)

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.

Diastoma elongatum Brongniart 1823
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:17:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:17:16
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Greece Diastoma elongatum (74630)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Iran Diastoma elongatum (76199)