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Nacella (Patinigera) chalaensis

Gastropoda - Patellida - Nacellidae

Taxonomy
Nacella (Patinigera) chalaensis was named by DeVries (2007). Its type specimen is UWBM 98686, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is DV 1254-1-2, DV 1628 (Unit I+II) [Huacllaco beds], which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in the Huacllaco Formation of Peru.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. deaurata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Nacella (Patinigera) chalaensis DeVries pp. 283-284 figs. figs. 49, 50

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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)
specieschalaensis

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Peru Nacella chalaensis (type locality: 80409)