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Williamia peltoides (shield false limpet)

Gastropoda - Siphonariidae

Taxonomy
Nacella peltoides was named by Carpenter (1864). It is extant. Its type specimen is USNM 4023, a shell.

It was recombined as Williamia peltoides by Grant, IV and Gale (1931), Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Nacella peltoides Carpenter p. 474
1870Williamia vernalis Dall p. 37
1931Williamia peltoides Grant, IV and Gale p. 463
2021Williamia peltoides Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPulmonataCuvier 1817
Basommatophora(Keferstein 1864)
superfamilySiphonarioideaGray 1840
familySiphonariidaeGray 1840
genusWilliamiaMonterosato 1884
speciespeltoides(Carpenter 1864)

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.

Williamia peltoides Carpenter 1864 [shield false limpet]
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Invalid names: Williamia vernalis Dall 1870 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubc
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:43:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:46:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Williamia peltoides (202973) Williamia vernalis (138723)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Williamia peltoides (59063 96566 160361 219029) Williamia vernalis (202936)