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Fissurella (Cremides) angusta

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Fissurella angusta was named by Gmelin (1789) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent; circum-Caribbean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Fissurella (Cremides) angusta by Weisbord (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Fissurella angusta Gmelin p. 3732
1962Fissurella (Cremides) angusta Weisbord p. 61

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyFissurellinaeFleming 1822
genusFissurellaBruguière 1789
subgenusCremides(Adams and Adams 1854)
speciesangusta(Gmelin 1789)

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 mobilef
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:42:04
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:46:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Fissurella angusta (131237)