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Quadrinervus elegans

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Rostellaria elegans was named by Piette (1867).

It was recombined as Quadrinervus elegans by Kaim (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Rostellaria elegans Piette
2004Quadrinervus elegans Kaim p. 77 fig. 58

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyHarpagodinae(Pchelintsev 1963)
genusQuadrinervusCossmann 1904
specieselegans(Piette 1867)

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.

Quadrinervus elegans Piette 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Tunisia Quadrinervus elegans (100389)
Callovian - Kimmeridgian165.3 - 149.2Tunisia Quadrinervus elegans (99125)