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Kahua skinneri

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Phalium (Kahua) skinneri was named by Marwick (1928). It is the type species of Phalium (Kahua).

It was recombined as Semicassis (Kahua) skinneri by Beu et al. (1990); it was recombined as Kahua skinneri by Beu (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Phalium (Kahua) skinneri Marwick p. 482
1990Semicassis (Kahua) skinneri Beu et al. p. 295 figs. pl. 37c
2010Kahua skinneri Beu p. 241

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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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyPhaliinaeBeu 1981
genusKahua(Marwick 1928)
speciesskinneri(Marwick 1928)

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.

†Kahua skinneri Marwick 1928
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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 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Waipipian or 3.70000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Waipipian3.7 - 3.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Semicassis skinneri (177878)