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Diodora fragilis

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Diodora fragilis was named by Nielsen et al. (2004). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Diodora fragilis Nielsen et al.
2013Diodora fragilis Nielsen p. 37

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyFissurellinaeFleming 1822
tribeDiodorini(Odhner 1932)
genusDiodoraGray 1821
speciesfragilisNielsen et al. 2004

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.

Diodora fragilis Nielsen et al. 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:41:08
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:45:53
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 23.04000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Chile Diodora fragilis (46981)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Chile Diodora fragilis (46982)