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Lacuna (Epheria)

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Epheria was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R; Leach in Gray, 1847]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Lacuna (Epheria) by Hendy (2020).

It was assigned to Lacuninae by Gayet et al. (1993); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lacuna by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Epheria Gray
1993Epheria Gayet et al.
2002Epheria Sepkoski
2020Lacuna (Epheria) Hendy

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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)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyLacuninaeGray 1857
genusLacunaTurton 1827
subgenusEpheria(Gray 1847)

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. Lacuna (Epheria) Gray 1847
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Lacuna (Epheria) carinata Gould 1848 [carinate lacuna]
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Invalid names: Lacuna compacta Carpenter 1863 [synonym], Lacuna solidula Lovén 1847 [synonym], Modelia striata Gabb 1861 [synonym]
Lacuna (Epheria) unifasciata Carpenter 1857 [one-banded lacuna]
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Invalid names: Amphithalmus lacunatus Carpenter 1864 [synonym], Littorina pedroana Conrad 1855 [synonym]
Lacuna (Epheria) variegata Carpenter 1864 [variegate lacuna]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:51:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Lacuna mirabilis (171526)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Lacuna solidula, Lacuna compacta, Lacuna porrecta (186031)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8USA (California) Lacuna carinata (207669 207671)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Lacuna unifasciata (202495 202496)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Lacuna unifasciata (223075)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Lacuna vincta (71142)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Lacuna carinata, Lacuna unifasciata (96590 96592 96593)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Lacuna unifasciata (201624 237610 240566)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Lacuna carinata, Lacuna unifasciata (37940 37947 37948) Lacuna unifasciata (37933 37936 37937 37938 37939 37941 37944 37945 37946)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Amphithalmus lacunatus (202967) Lacuna compacta (207886) Lacuna compacta, Lacuna porrecta, Lacuna solidula (222663) Lacuna porrecta (222664) Lacuna solidula (138723) Lacuna unifasciata (202493 202494 203095 223329) Lacuna variegata (202968)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Lacuna solidula (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lacuna carinata (222949) Lacuna carinata, Lacuna solidula (37673) Lacuna carinata, Lacuna solidula, Lacuna porrecta (37672 240580) Lacuna carinata, Lacuna unifasciata (96566) Lacuna compacta, Lacuna porrecta (222661) Lacuna compacta, Lacuna porrecta, Lacuna solidula (222660) Lacuna porrecta (222659 222662) Lacuna solidula (222674) Lacuna unifasciata (59063 96895 160361 202490 219029 226458 240594 240604 240609 240612 240614 240620) Lacuna variegata (222953 223012) Littorina pedroana (222650)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Lacuna unifasciata (96591)