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Oniscidia chavani

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae

Taxonomy
Oniscidia chavani was named by Furon (1948).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Morum antiquum, Morum cythara, Morum peruvianum, O. finlayi, O. harpula, O. subcancellata
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2023-12-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Oniscidia chavani Furon
1977Oniscidia chavani Adegoke p. 209

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyHarpidaeBronn 1849
subfamilyMoruminaeHughs and Emerson 1987
genusOniscidiaMörch 1852
specieschavaniFuron 1948

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.

†Oniscidia chavani Furon 1948
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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 08:21:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Selandian or 61.66000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Nigeria Oniscidia chavani (7791)