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Aclisina acutula

Gastropoda - Orthonematidae

Taxonomy
Loxonema acutula was named by Dawson (1868). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Aclisina acutula by Bell (1929), Yochelson and Saunders (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Loxonema acutula Dawson p. 309 fig. 122
1929Aclisina acutula Bell p. 180
1967Aclisina acutula Yochelson and Saunders p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyOrthonematoideaNützel and Bandel 2000
familyOrthonematidae()
genusAclisina
speciesacutula()

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.

Aclisina acutula Dawson 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Visean or 346.70000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.3Canada (Nova Scotia) Aclisina acutula (239218)