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Japonactaeon

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Taxonomy
Japonactaeon was named by Taki (1956). It is extant.

It was assigned to Acteonidae by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Japonactaeon Taki
2008Japonactaeon Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonidaed'Orbigny 1835
genusJaponactaeonTaki 1956

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.

G. Japonactaeon Taki 1956
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Invalid names: Acteon riomaensis Maury 1917 [synonym], Tornatella (Actaeon) cubensis Gabb 1873 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:23:29
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:23:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Holocene or 11.63000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Acteon punctostriatus (93159 93160 93172)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Acteon riomaensis (58817)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Acteon riomaensis (74967)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Acteon riomaensis (58522 69090 69094)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Mexico (Veracruz) Acteon punctostriatus (134768)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Acteon punctostriatus (41501 79331)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) J. punctostriatus (96538)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Acteon punctostriatus (41935 92776)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil Acteon punctostriata (72125)