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Metaxia convexa

Gastropoda - Triphoridae

Taxonomy
Cerithiopsis convexa was named by Cerpenter (1857). It is extant.

It was recombined as Metaxia convexa by Marincovich (1976), Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Cerithiopsis convexa Cerpenter p. 444
1907Metaxia diadema Bartsch p. 183
1976Metaxia convexa Marincovich pp. table 6
2021Metaxia convexa Hendy

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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)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyTriphoridaeGray 1847
subfamilyMetaxiinaeMarshall 1977
genusMetaxiaMonterosato 1884
speciesconvexa(Cerpenter 1857)

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.

Metaxia convexa Cerpenter 1857
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Invalid names: Metaxia diadema Bartsch 1907 [synonym]
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 08:29:41
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:29:41
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Metaxia convexa (202495 202496)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Metaxia diadema (201624)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Metaxia diadema (37947)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Metaxia convexa (202494) Metaxia diadema (138723)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Metaxia convexa (96867)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Metaxia convexa, Metaxia diadema (160361) Metaxia diadema (219029 219030)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Metaxia diadema (52347)