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Otala

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Helicidae

Taxonomy
Otala was named by Schumacher (1817). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Otala Schumacher
2018Otala Salvador et al. p. 298

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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
familyHelicidaeRafinesque 1815
genusOtalaSchumacher 1817

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. Otala Schumacher 1817
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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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Algeria O. sp. 1 (231186) O. sp. 1, O. sp. 2 (231185)