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Vitrinella leeta

Gastropoda - Vitrinellidae

Taxonomy
Vitrinella leeta was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 30943 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. clarkmartini, V. excavata, V. seminola, V. waltonia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Vitrinella leeta Hanna p. 299 figs. Plate 46, figures 1, 2, 3, 7, and 9

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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)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyVitrinellidaeBush 1897
genusVitrinellaAdams 1850
speciesleeta

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.

†Vitrinella leeta Hanna 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:56:06
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:56:06
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Vitrinella leeta (16712)