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Lithopoma caelatum

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Trochus caelatus was named by Gmelin (1791) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Astralium caelatum by Olsson (1922); it was recombined as Astraea caelata by Woodring et al. (1924); it was recombined as Lithopoma caelatum by Landau et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Trochus caelatus Gmelin pp. 3581-3582
1922Astralium caelatum Olsson p. 162
1924Astraea caelata Woodring and et al.
2016Lithopoma caelatum Landau et al. p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTurbininaeRafinesque 1815
genusLithopomaGray 1850
speciescaelatum(Gmelin 1791)

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.

Lithopoma caelatum Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Haiti Astraea caelata (60898)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Astralium caelatum (134667)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Haiti Astraea caelata (60891)
Middle Pleistocene (interglacial)0.774 - 0.129Bahamas Astraea caelata (80676)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Astraea caelata (80407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Bahamas Astraea caelata (80677)