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Patella ulyssiponensis

Gastropoda - Patellidae

Taxonomy
Patella ulyssiponensis was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Patella ulyssiponensis Gmelin
1991Patella ulyssiponensis Poppe and Goto p. 70
2000Patella ulyssiponensis Callapez and Ferreira Soares p. 314

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
superfamilyPatelloidea()
familyPatellidae
subfamilyPatellinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPatella
speciesulyssiponensisGmelin 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: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marine, brackishf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-19 03:50:52
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:57:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Patella aspera (78312)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Patella ulyssiponensis (122244)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Patella caerula (127359)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal (Azores) Patella ulyssiponensis (89618 128466 128470)