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Aphera peruana

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Taxonomy
Aphera peruana was named by Nelson (1870). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cancellaria (Aphera) peruana by Spieker (1922).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bronni, A. islacoloni, A. islahispanae, A. scopalvea, A. wannonensis
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2010-02-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Aphera peruana Nelson p. 190 figs. pl. 6, fig. 3
1922Cancellaria (Aphera) peruana Spieker p. 42
2012Aphera peruana Landau et al. p. 327

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyCancellarioideaGray 1853
familyCancellariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyCancellariinaeGray 1853
genusApheraAdams and Adams 1854
speciesperuanaNelson 1870

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.

†Aphera peruana Nelson 1870
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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 08:07:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:07:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Peru Cancellaria peruana (66141)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Peru (Tumbes) Cancellaria peruana (59002)