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Tibia (Wateletia) geoffroyi

Gastropoda - Rostellariidae

Taxonomy
Rostellaria geoffroyi was named by Watelet (1853). It is the type species of Wateletia.

It was recombined as Tibia (Wateletia) geoffroyi by Pacaud (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Rostellaria geoffroyi Watelet
1994Tibia (Wateletia) geoffroyi Pacaud p. 45 figs. 2, 4, 6, 13-18

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyRostellariidae(Gabb 1868)
genusTibiaCossmann 1889
subgenusWateletia
speciesgeoffroyi(Watelet 1853)

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: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Aisne) Tibia geoffroyi (183784 183785)