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Siphonaria capensis

Gastropoda - Siphonariidae

Taxonomy
Siphonaria capensis was named by Quoy and Gaimard (1833). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Siphonaria capensis Quoy and Gaimard
1973Siphonaria capensis Davies p. 762

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPulmonataCuvier 1817
Basommatophora(Keferstein 1864)
superfamilySiphonarioideaGray 1840
familySiphonariidaeGray 1840
genusSiphonariaSowerby 1824
speciescapensisQuoy and Gaimard 1833

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.

Siphonaria capensis Quoy and Gaimard 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubc
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:43:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:46:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mozambique Siphonaria capensis (122947)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Karas) Siphonaria capensis (124049)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Namibia (Erongo) Siphonaria capensis (124057)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Angola Siphonaria capensis (152644)