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Cellana melanostoma

Gastropoda - Patellida - Nacellidae

Taxonomy
Cellana melanostoma was named by Pilsbry (1891). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Cellana melanostoma Pilsbry
2007Cellana melanostoma Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyNacellidae(Thiele 1929)
genusCellanaAdams 1869
speciesmelanostomaPilsbry 1891

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.

Cellana melanostoma Pilsbry 1891
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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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Cellana melanostoma (89304)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Hawaii) Cellana melanostoma (89404)