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Chlorostoma pacificum

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Calliostoma pacificum was named by Anderson and Martin (1914). Its type specimen is CAS 134, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Homalopoma pacifica by Weaver (1942); it was recombined as Chlorostoma pacificum by Moore (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Calliostoma pacificum Anderson and Martin pp. 64, 65 figs. pl. 8, figs. 2a, 2b
1931Calliostoma pacificum Etherington p. 89 figs. Plate 11 , figures 8, 12
1942Homalopoma pacifica Weaver p. 297
1963Chlorostoma pacificum Moore p. 23 figs. Plate 1, figures 17, 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusChlorostomaSwainson 1840
speciespacificum()

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.

Chlorostoma pacificum Anderson and Martin 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 23.03000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Calliostoma pacificum (167645)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Chlorostoma pacificum (39799 39803)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Calliostoma pacificum (44425)