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Emarginula (Emarginula) clypeus

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Emarginula clypea was named by Adams (1852) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Western Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Emarginula (Emarginula) clypeus by Ladd (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Emarginula clypea Adams
1966Emarginula (Emarginula) clypeus Ladd p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
RankNameAuthor
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyEmarginulinae(Gray 1834)
tribeEmarginuliniChildren 1834
genusEmarginulaLamarck 1801
subgenusEmarginulaLamarck 1801
speciesclypeus(Adams 1852)

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: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:52:57
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:49:09
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Emarginula clypeus (43306)