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Nacella (Patinigera) magellanica

Gastropoda - Patellida - Nacellidae

Taxonomy
Patella magellanica was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant. It is the type species of Patinigera.

It was recombined as Nacella (Patinigera) magellanica by DeVries (2007) and Nielsen (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Patella magellanica Gmelin p. 279
2007Nacella (Patinigera) magellanica DeVries p. 279
2013Nacella (Patinigera) magellanica Nielsen p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyNacellidae(Thiele 1929)
genusNacellaSchumacher 1817
subgenusPatinigera(Dall 1905)
speciesmagellanica(Gmelin 1791)

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: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-08-15 13:51:57
Modified: 2009-09-15 18:13:08
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina Nacella magellanica (71605 71606)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Nacella magellanica (71607)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Nacella magellanica (71674 71675 71676)