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Anchura (Anchura)

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Anchura (Anchura) Conrad
1955Anchura (Anchura) Allison p. 427
1993Anchura (Anchura) Saul and Popenoe p. 353

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
genusAnchuraConrad 1860
subgenusAnchuraConrad 1860

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.

Subg. †Anchura (Anchura) Conrad 1860
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993Anchura with the long narrow anterior rostrum deflected to the left in apertural view; lateral arm of the outer lip without flanges.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Diet 2: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:33:39
Modified: 2009-09-18 12:16:47
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Turonian or 119.57000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Anchura andersoni (1890)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Anchura sp. (215284)