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Astraea (Liotiastralium)

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Astraea (Liotiastralium) Weisbord p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAstraeaRöding 1798
subgenusLiotiastralium

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.

Subg. †Astraea (Liotiastralium) Weisbord 1962
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Diagnosis
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Astraea venezuelana (41552)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Astraea venezuelana (131210 131217)