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Velutina velutina (smooth lamellaria)

Gastropoda - Velutinidae

Taxonomy
Bulla velutina was named by Müller (1776). It is extant.

It was recombined as Velutina velutina by Backeljau (1986), Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Helix laevigata Linnaeus
1776Bulla velutina Müller
1957Velutina laevigata Valentine
1986Velutina velutina Backeljau
2021Velutina velutina Hendy

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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)
familyVelutinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyVelutininaeGray 1840
genusVelutinaFleming 1821
speciesvelutina(Müller 1776)

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.

Velutina velutina Müller 1776 [smooth lamellaria]
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Invalid names: Helix laevigata Linnaeus 1758 [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 08:02:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:02:38
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Velutina laevigata (96590)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Velutina laevigata (37947)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Velutina laevigata (200409 202973 223325)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Velutina laevigata (37673 240643)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Velutina velutina (51005)