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Alvania pedroana

Gastropoda - Rissoidae

Taxonomy
Alvania pedroana was named by Bartsch (1911). Its type specimen is USNM 213685, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Alvania pedroana Bartsch pp. 341-342 figs. pl. 29. fig. 4

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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)
superfamilyRissooideaGray 1847
familyRissoidaeGray 1847
genusAlvaniaRisso 1826
speciespedroana

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.

Alvania pedroana Bartsch 1911
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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 07:55:20
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:55:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pleistocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (California) Alvania pedroana (237594)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Alvania pedroana (237610)