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Admetula valientensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Taxonomy
Admetula valientensis was named by Landau et al. (2012). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is PPP# 2189 - Valiente Peninsula [Nancy Point Fm], which is in a Messinian offshore sandstone/siltstone in the Nancy Point Formation of Panama.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Admetula valientensis Landau et al. p. 329 figs. figs. 7.1-7,7

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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
genusAdmetulaCossmann 1889
speciesvalientensis

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.

Admetula valientensis Landau et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. D. Landau et al. 2012Small Admetula species, with a paucispiral protoconch, relatively wide spaced axial ribs, weak varicose, strong spiral cords and almost without secondary spiral sculpture.
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: base of the Messinian to the top of the Piacenzian or 7.24600 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) Admetula valientensis (135822 135828)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) Admetula valientensis (135887 type locality: 135889)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama (Bocas del Toro) Admetula valientensis (61344)