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Acirsa penepolaris

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Turritella penepolaris was named by Wood (1872). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Turritella (Mesalia) penepolaris by Wood (1879); it was recombined as Acirsa penepolaris by Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Turritella penepolaris Wood p. 53 figs. pl. 4, fig. 20
1877Turritella penepolaris Wood p. 53 figs. pl. 4, fig. 20
1879Turritella (Mesalia) penepolaris Wood p. 26
2007Acirsa penepolaris Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusAcirsaMörch 1857
speciespenepolaris(Wood 1872)

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.

Acirsa penepolaris Wood 1872
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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: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Turritella penepolaris (84755 84756)