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Megathura crenulata (giant keyhole limpet)

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Fissurella crenulata was named by Sowerby (1825). It is extant. It is the type species of Macrochasma.

It was recombined as Macrochasma crenulata by Dall (1915); it was recombined as Megathura crenulata by Woodring and Bramlette (1950), Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Fissurella crenulata Sowerby p. 6
1855Fissurella crenulata Conrad p. 16 figs. pl. , fig. 44
1915Macrochasma crenulata Dall p. 439
1950Megathura crenulata Woodring and Bramlette p. 48
2021Megathura crenulata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyFissurellinaeFleming 1822
tribeDiodorini(Odhner 1932)
genusMegathuraPilsbry 1890
speciescrenulata(Sowerby 1825)

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.

Megathura crenulata Sowerby 1825 [giant keyhole limpet]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:42:04
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:46:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Megathura crenulata (122281)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Megathura crenulata (189765)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Megathura crenulata (37937 37938)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Megathura crenulata (202492)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Fissurella crenulata (222650) Macrochasma crenulata (202936) Megathura crenulata (160361 219029 219030 240604 240635)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Megathura crenulata (52347)