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Amberleya acuminata

Gastropoda - Eucyclidae

Taxonomy
Trochus acuminatus was named by Terquem and Piette (1868). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Amberleya acuminata by Gründel (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Trochus acuminatus Terquem and Piette p. 44 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 19-21
2003Amberleya acuminata Gründel p. 15 figs. Pl. 4, Fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilySeguenzioideaVerril 1884
familyEucyclidaeKoken 1896
genusAmberleyaMorris and Lycett 1851
speciesacuminata(Terquem and Piette 1868)

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.

Amberleya acuminata Terquem and Piette 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:46:29
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:18
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Angulata or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Amberleya acuminata (90445)