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Heliacus (Torinista) australe

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae

Taxonomy
Solarium australe was named by Philippi (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Early-Middle Miocene; Chile.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Heliacus (Torinista) australe by Frassinetti and Covacevich (1981).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Solarium australe Philippi p. 76 figs. pl. 9, fig. 12
1981Heliacus (Torinista) australe Frassinetti and Covacevich

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyArchitectonicoideaGray 1840
familyArchitectonicidaeGray 1850
genusHeliacusIredale 1936
subgenusTorinista
speciesaustrale(Philippi 1887)

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: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:00:49
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:25:24
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
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