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Actonia

Gastropoda - Rissoidae

Taxonomy
Actonia was named by Monterosato (1884). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rissoidae by Hendy (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Actonia Monterosato
2020Actonia Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyRissooideaGray 1847
familyRissoidaeGray 1847
genusActoniaMonterosato 1884

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.

G. Actonia Monterosato 1884
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Actonia compacta Carpenter 1864
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Invalid names: Alvania acutelirata Carpenter 1864 [synonym]
Actonia oldroydae Bartsch 1911
Actonia rosana Bartsch 1911
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 07:55:20
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:55:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Alvania acutilirata, Alvania rosana (200403)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Rissoa acutelirata (186031)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Alvinia compacta, Alvinia oldroydae (202496)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Alvania acutelirata (223075)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Alvania acutelirata (96592)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Alvania acutelirata (37940 37948) Alvania acutelirata, Alvania oldroydae (37933 37947) Alvania oldroydae (37936)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Alvania acutelirata (203095 203114 223329 223525) Alvania acutilirata (203113) Alvania compacta (203118) Alvinia compacta (202492 202494)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Alvania acutelirata (96566 203417) Alvania acutilirata (160361) Alvania compacta (96901) Rissoa acutelirata (222660)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Alvinia oldroydae (89573 194430)