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Acirsa borealis

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria borealis was named by Lyell (1841). It is extant.

It was recombined as Epitonium (Acirsa) borealis by Dall (1921); it was recombined as Acirsa borealis by DuShane (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. kelseyi, A. solumcostata, A. duvergieri, A. ofunatoensis

Synonyms
  • Turritella costulata was named by Mighels and Adams (1842). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Acirsa borealis by DuShane (1979).
  • Scalaria ochotensis was named by Middendorf (1849). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Epitonium (Acirsa) borealis ochotensis by Dall (1921); it was synonymized subjectively with Acirsa borealis by DuShane (1979).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Scalaria borealis Lyell figs. pit. 2, figs, 11, 12
1842Turritella costulata Mighels and Adams p. 50 figs. plt. 4, fig.20
1849Scalaria ochotensis Middendorf p. 98 figs. plt. 12, figs. 12-14
1921Epitonium (Acirsa) borealis Dall p. 114 figs. Plate 13, fig. 10
1921Epitonium (Acirsa) borealis ochotensis Dall p. 114
1979Acirsa borealis DuShane p. 96

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusAcirsaMörch 1857
speciesborealis(Lyell 1841)

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.

Acirsa borealis Lyell 1841
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Invalid names: Scalaria ochotensis Middendorf 1849 [synonym], Turritella costulata Mighels and Adams 1842 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Alaska) Acirsa borealis (37632)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland (Disko Island) Scallaria borealis (227045)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Acirsa borealis (51005)