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Massylaea vermiculata

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Helicidae

Taxonomy
Helix vermiculata was named by Müller (1774). It is extant.

It was recombined as Massylaea vermiculata by Salvador et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1774Helix vermiculata Müller
2018Massylaea vermiculata Salvador et al. p. 298 figs. 5D-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
RankNameAuthor
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderHelicoidei
superfamilyHelicoideaRafinesque 1815
familyHelicidaeRafinesque 1815
genusMassylaeaMöllendorff 1898
speciesvermiculata(Müller 1774)

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.

Massylaea vermiculata Müller 1774
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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: Gelasian or 2.58000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Algeria Massylaea vermiculata (231185 231186)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Malta Helix vermiculata (190860)