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Cavolinia bituminata

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cavoliniidae

Taxonomy
Cavolina bituminata was named by Beets (1953). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Cavolinia bituminata by Janssen (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Cavolina bituminata Beets
1999Cavolinia bituminata Janssen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderThecosomataBlainville 1823
familyCavoliniidaed'Orbigny 1842
genusCavoliniaAvilgaard 1791
speciesbituminata(Beets 1953)

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.

Cavolinia bituminata Beets 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:42:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:42:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Indonesia (Sulawesi Tenggara) Cavolinia bituminata (109175)