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Fissurella stantoni

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Fissurella stantoni was named by Powell and Geiger (2019). Its type specimen is LACMIP 14847, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP 31511, which is in a Langhian marine sandstone in the Topanga Canyon Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Fissurella stantoni Powell and Geiger

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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
genusFissurellaBruguière 1789
speciesstantoni

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.

Fissurella stantoni Powell and Geiger 2019
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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: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Fissurella stantoni (type locality: 207108)