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Cassis avellana

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Cassis avellana was named by Brongniart (1822).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. abbreviatus, C. mombasana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Cassis avellana Brongniart
2001Cassis avellana Kollmann and Odin p. 447 figs. Pl 2, fig 37

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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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyCassinaeLatreille 1825
genusCassisScopoli 1777
speciesavellanaBrongniart 1822

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.

†Cassis avellana Brongniart 1822
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available