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Alarimella anae

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Alarimella anae was named by Saul (1998) [might be early whorls of A. vesa.]. Its type specimen is LACMIP 11410, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CIT loc. 1065, Santa Ana Mountains, which is in a Turonian shoreface sandstone in the Ladd Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Alarimella anae Saul pp. 137 - 138 figs. 59-67

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyAnchurinae
genusAlarimella
speciesanae

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.

Alarimella anae Saul 1998
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul 1998An Alarimella having a slender posterior spike on the outer lip proximal to the spire, a la laterally directed, broad and relatively short wing. and rather coarse axial ribs on the spire.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Alarimella anae (type locality: 177715)