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Alvania oceani

Gastropoda - Rissoidae

Taxonomy
Rissoa oceani was named by d'Orbigny (1852) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Alvania oceani by Harzhauser (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Rissoa oceani d'Orbigny
2002Alvania oceani Harzhauser p. 81

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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
speciesoceani(d'Orbigny 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.

Alvania oceani d'Orbigny 1852
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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: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Badenian or 23.04000 to 12.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Austria Alvania oceani (77623 77624)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland Alvania oceani (70539)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria Alvania oceani (74650 74651)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Slovakia Alvania oceani (73138 73141)