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Curtitoma violacea

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Mangeliidae

Taxonomy

Pleurotoma violacea was named by Mighels and Adams (1842) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Northern Atlantic.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Pleurotoma (Bela) violacea by Mörch (1869); it was recombined as Bela violacea by Krause (1886); it was recombined as Lora violacea by Dall (1921); it was recombined as Lora bicarinata violacea by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Curtitoma violacea by Bogdanov (1990), Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonyms

Bela decussata pusilla was named by Verrill (1882). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lora bicarinata violacea by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).
Defrancia cylindracea was named by Möller (1842). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lora bicarinata violacea by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).
Defrancia beckii was named by Möller (1842). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lora beckii by Dall (1921); it was synonymized subjectively with Lora bicarinata violacea by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).
Defrancia livida was named by Möller (1842). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lora bicarinata violacea by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).
Pleurotoma greenlandica was named by Reeve (1846). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lora bicarinata violacea by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1842	Pleurotoma violacea Mighels and Adams p. 51 figs. pl. 4, fig. 21
1842	Defrancia cylindracea Möller p. 13
1842	Defrancia beckii Möller p. 14
1842	Defrancia livida Möller p. 14
1846	Pleurotoma greenlandica Reeve figs. Pl. 37
1869	Pleurotoma (Bela) violacea Mörch
1882	Bela decussata pusilla Verrill p. 480
1886	Bela violacea Krause
1921	Lora violacea Dall
1921	Lora beckii Dall p. 78
1931	Lora bicarinata violacea Grant, IV and Gale p. 540
1990	Curtitoma violacea Bogdanov
2008	Curtitoma violacea Hendy et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Conoidea	(Rafinesque 1815)
family	Mangeliidae	(Fischer 1884)
genus	Curtitoma	Bartsch 1941
species	violacea	(Mighels and Adams 1842)

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.

Curtitoma violacea Mighels and Adams 1842

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Invalid names: Defrancia beckii Möller 1842 [synonym], Defrancia cylindracea Möller 1842 [synonym], Defrancia livida Möller 1842 [synonym], Pleurotoma greenlandica Reeve 1846 [synonym]

Bela decussata pusilla Verrill 1882

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

actively mobilesuperf

Life habit:

epifaunalsuperf

Diet:

carnivoresuperf

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2009-09-10 08:08:14

Modified:

2009-09-10 10:08:14

Source: superf = superfamily, c = class

References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Quaternary	2.58 - 0.0	USA (Alaska)	Bela violacea (112322)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Greenland	Bela violacea (227030 227031)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador)	Curtitoma violacea (75526)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Greenland (Disko Island)	Bela violacea (227045)