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Neosimnia spelta

Gastropoda - Ovulidae

Taxonomy
Bulla spelta was named by Linné (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Amphiperas (Neosimnia) spelta by Sacco (1894); it was recombined as Ovula spelta by Harmer et al. (1925); it was recombined as Simnia spelta by Dolin and Ledon (2002); it was recombined as Neosimnia spelta by Fischer (1884) and Van Dingenen et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Bulla spelta Linné
1826Simnia nicaeensis Risso
1884Neosimnia spelta Fischer p. 664
1894Amphiperas (Neosimnia) spelta Sacco
1925Ovula spelta Harmer et al. p. 506
2002Simnia spelta Dolin and Ledon p. 341
2016Neosimnia spelta Van Dingenen et al. p. 126

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyOvulidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyOvulinaeFlemming 1822
genusNeosimniaRisso 1826
speciesspelta(Linné 1758)

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.

Neosimnia spelta Linné 1758
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Invalid names: Simnia nicaeensis Risso 1826 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:45:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Morocco Amphiperas spelta (127592)