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Actaeonella parvus

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonellidae

Taxonomy
Trochactaeon parvus was named by Stanton (1947). Its type specimen is USNM 103123a-b (cotypes) and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Actaeonella parvus by Allison (1955).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. cylindrica, A. sublaevis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Trochactaeon parvus Stanton p. 112 figs. Pl. 63, figs. 1 - 2
1955Actaeonella parvus Allison p. 429

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonellidae(Gill 1871)
genusActaeonellad'Orbigny 1843
speciesparvus(Stanton 1947)

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.

†Actaeonella parvus Stanton 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:24:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:24:38
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Actaeonella parvus (1878)