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Diodora arnoldi

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Diodora arnoldi was named by McLean (1966). It is extant. Its type specimen is LACM 1143, a shell.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Diodora arnoldi McLean p. 4 figs. figs. 3, 4
2021Diodora arnoldi Hendy

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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
tribeDiodorini(Odhner 1932)
genusDiodoraGray 1821
speciesarnoldiMcLean 1966

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.

Diodora arnoldi McLean 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:41:08
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:45:53
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Diodora arnoldi (214967) Diodora murina (200398)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Fissuridea murina (186031)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Diodora arnoldi (202495 202496)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Diadora murina (201624)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Diadora murina (138723) Diodora murina (203113 203114)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Diodora arnoldi (96936 96937) Diodora inaequalis (96589 160361 219029 219030) Fissuridea inaequalis (222659 222660 222661)