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Acanthostrophia acanthica

Gastropoda - Protorculidae

Taxonomy
Acanthostrophia acanthica was named by Conti and Fischer (1984). Its type specimen is MAC 6.1, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Case Canepine, which is in a Bajocian carbonate limestone in the Calcari e Marne a Posidonia Formation of Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Acanthostrophia acanthica Conti and Fischer
2010Acanthostrophia acanthica Kaim and Conti p. 22 fig. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyZygopleuroidea
familyProtorculidae
genusAcanthostrophia
speciesacanthica

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.

†Acanthostrophia acanthica Conti and Fischer 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 170.90000 to 168.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Italy (Umbria) Acanthostrophia acanthica (type locality: 176993)