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Ringicula ventricosa

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae

Taxonomy
Auricula ventricosa was named by Sowerby (1823). It is extant.

It was recombined as Ringicula ventricosa by Wood (1848), Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1823Auricula ventricosa Sowerby figs. pl. 465, fig. 1
1848Ringicula ventricosa Wood p. 22
2007Ringicula ventricosa Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyRingiculidaePhilippi 1853
genusRingiculaDeshayes 1838
speciesventricosa(Sowerby 1823)

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.

Ringicula ventricosa Sowerby 1823
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:06:11
Modified: 2009-05-20 11:06:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Ringicula ventricosa (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Ringicula ventricosa (62884)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Ringicula ventricosa (111599)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Ringicula ventricosa (61900)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Belgium Ringicula ventricosa (77862 77869 77870)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Ringicula ventricosa (84755)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58United Kingdom (England) Ringicula ventricosa (84759)