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Retusa (Retusa)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Retusa (Retusa) Brown
1931Retusa (Retusa) Grant, IV and Gale p. 445

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyRetusidaeThiele 1925
genusRetusaBrown 1827
subgenusRetusaBrown 1927

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.

Subg. Retusa (Retusa) Brown 1927
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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 07:33:17
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:33:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Tortonian or 66.00000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland Retusa rugosa (177724)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Texas) Retusa adamsi (7788 7789 83950 84337)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Retusa quercinensis (145210)