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Alvania (Alvania) beani

Gastropoda - Rissoidae

Taxonomy
Alvania (Turbona) beani was named by Thorpe (1957) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Recent; Northern Europe, Mediterranean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Alvania beani by Fretter and Graham (1978); it was recombined as Alvania (Alvania) beani by van Regteren Altena (1965), Marquet (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Alvania (Turbona) beani Thorpe pp. 23, 24
1965Alvania (Alvania) beani van Regteren Altena p. 13
1978Alvania beani Fretter and Graham pp. 173-174
1997Alvania (Alvania) beani Marquet p. 14

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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)
superfamilyRissooideaGray 1847
familyRissoidaeGray 1847
genusAlvaniaRisso 1826
subgenusAlvaniaRisso 1826
speciesbeani(Thorpe 1957)

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.

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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 07:55:20
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:55:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Alvania beani (76982)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Belgium Alvania beani (76983)