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Xerosecta

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Geomitridae

Taxonomy
Xerosecta was named by Monterosato (1892). It is extant.

It was assigned to Geomitridae by Salvador et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Xerosecta Monterosato
2018Xerosecta Salvador et al. p. 297

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderHelicoidei
superfamilyHelicoideaRafinesque 1815
familyGeomitridaeBoettger 1909
genusXerosectaMonterosato 1892

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.

G. Xerosecta Monterosato 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Algeria X. sp. (231185 231186)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Tunisia (Kef) X. cespitum (196971)