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Elliptovermetus breigneti

Gastropoda - Vermetidae

Taxonomy
Vermetus (Elliptovermetus) breigneti was named by Cossmann and Peyrot (1922).

It was recombined as Dendropoma (Elliptovermetus) breigneti by Keen (1961); it was synonymized subjectively with Vermetus carmatus by Lozouet et al. (2001); it was recombined as Elliptovermetus breigneti by Bieler and Petit (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Vermetus (Elliptovermetus) breigneti Cossmann and Peyrot
1961Dendropoma (Elliptovermetus) breigneti Keen p. 200
2011Elliptovermetus breigneti Bieler and Petit p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyVermetoideaRafinesque 1815
familyVermetidaeRafinesque 1815
genusElliptovermetus(Cossmann and Peyrot 1922)
speciesbreigneti(Cossmann and Peyrot 1922)

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.

Elliptovermetus breigneti Cossmann and Peyrot 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:50:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:04:10
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France (Aquitane) Vermetus breigneti (178186)