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Astraea (Astralium) eniwetokensis

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy

Astraea (Astralium) eniwetokensis was named by Ladd (1966) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene; west Pacific.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

A. belgica, A. bicarinata, A. carinata, A. carinata, A. chipolana, A. funesta, A. gibbosa, A. hudsoni, A. hudsoniana, A. inequalis, A. italica, A. mammillaris, A. pustulosa, A. scolopax, A. tecta, A. tectariaformis, A. withlacoochensis, A. witlacoochensis, A. brevispina, A. brevispina, A. brevispina, A. granifer, A. longispina, A. petrosus, A. sublongispina, A. sublongispina, A. verbeeki, A. hesperus, A. girgyllus, A. infausta, A. mehelyi, A. meynardi, A. modesta, A. tuberculata, A. henica, A. haemafraga, A. diffidentia, A. lindae, A. precursor, A. pustulosa, A. pustulosa, A. scolopax, A. tectariaeformis, A. aurea, A. rutidoloma, A. carinata, Astralium brevispina, Astralium calcar, Astralium haematragum, Astralium karlschmidti, Astralium petrosum, Astralium pileolum, Astralium rhodostomum, Astralium squamiferum, Astralium sublongispina, Astralium sublongispinum, Astralium tuberosum, Astralium rhodostoma

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1966	Astraea (Astralium) eniwetokensis Ladd p. 43 figs. pl. 7, figs. 7-9

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Vetigastropoda	(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamily	Trochoidea	(Rafinesque 1815)
family	Turbinidae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Turbininae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Astraea	Link 1807
subgenus	Astralium
species	eniwetokensis

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.

†Astraea (Astralium) eniwetokensis Ladd 1966

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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: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Marshall Islands	Astraea eniwetokensis (77985)