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Alvania antwerpiensis

Gastropoda - Rissoidae

Taxonomy
Alvania antwerpiensis was named by Glibert (1952) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Alvania antwerpiensis Glibert
2005Alvania antwerpiensis Vandenberghe et al.

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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
speciesantwerpiensisGlibert 1952

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 antwerpiensis Glibert 1952
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Serravallian or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Alvania antwerpiensis (62884)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Netherlands Alvania antwerpiensis (186883)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Alvania antwerpiensis (61906)