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Tegula (Chlorostoma) malibuensis

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Tegula (Chlorostoma) malibuensis was named by Loel and Corey (1932). Its type specimen is UCMP 31587 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. mariana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Tegula (Chlorostoma) malibuensis Loel and Corey p. 272 figs. Plate 64, figures 1a, 1b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTegulaSwainson 1840
subgenusChlorostoma
speciesmalibuensis

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.

†Tegula (Chlorostoma) malibuensis Loel and Corey 1932
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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 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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