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Cirsotrema varicosa

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria varicosa was named by Lamarck (1822) [DISTRIBUTION: Recent.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Cirsotrema.

It was recombined as Cirsotrema varicosa by Mörch (1852), Dushane (1988) and Duerr (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Scalaria varicosa Lamarck
1848Scalaria varicosa Wood p. 90
1852Cirsotrema varicosa Mörch
1988Cirsotrema varicosa Dushane p. 56
2004Cirsotrema varicosa Duerr p. 152

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusCirsotremaMörch 1852
speciesvaricosa(Lamarck 1822)

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.

Cirsotrema varicosa Lamarck 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Scalaria varicosa (84755)