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Akera bolivarensis

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Akeridae

Taxonomy
Akera bolivarensis was named by Anderson (1928). Its type specimen is CAS 2687, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is El Carmen, 6 mi. W of (Horizon F), which is in a Bartonian coastal shale/sandstone in Colombia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bullata, A. soluta, A. striatella, A. tanganyicensis, A. thevestensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Akera bolivarensis Anderson p. 18 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1, 2
1946Akera bolivarensis Clark and Durham p. 49

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
familyAkeridaeMazzarelli 1891
genusAkeraMuller 1776
speciesbolivarensis

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.

†Akera bolivarensis Anderson 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Colombia (Bolivar) Akera bolivarensis (3312)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Colombia Akera bolivarensis (type locality: 88278)