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Cavolinia tridentata

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cavoliniidae

Taxonomy
Anomia tridentata was named by Niebuhr (1775).

It was recombined as Cavolinia tridentata by Cavallo and Repetto (1992), Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Anomia tridentata Niebuhr
1992Cavolinia tridentata Cavallo and Repetto
2020Cavolinia tridentata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderThecosomataBlainville 1823
familyCavoliniidaed'Orbigny 1842
genusCavoliniaAvilgaard 1791
speciestridentata(Niebuhr 1775)

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.

Cavolinia tridentata Niebuhr 1775
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:42:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:42:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Cavolinia tridentata (93691 93715 181403)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Shizuoka) Cavolinia tridentata (179928)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Jamaica Cavolinia tridentata (34539)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Cavolinia tridentata (69091 69092)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Dominican Republic Cavolinia tridentata (93612)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Spain Cavolinia tridentata (80559)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Cavolinia tridentata (88886)