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Capulus (Zinolia) speciosus

Gastropoda - Capulidae

Taxonomy
Zinolia speciosus was named by Issel (1922) [Piozan, Asti. Zinola bei Savona, Genova.]. It is extant. It is the type species of Zinolia.

It was recombined as Capulus (Zinolia) speciosus by Wenz (1938).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. chipolanus, C. microstriatus, C. pacificus, C. pennatus, C. langdoni, C. liberatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Zinolia speciosus Issel
1938Capulus (Zinolia) speciosus Wenz p. 898

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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)
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 1822
familyCapulidaeFleming 1822
genusCapulusMonfort 1810
subgenusZinolia(Issel 1922)
speciesspeciosus(Issel 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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:46:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.58Italy Capulus speciosus (type locality: 178221)