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Diodora unica

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Fissuridea unica was named by Nomland (1917). Its type specimen is UCMP 11100 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 2991 - Zapato Creek, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in the Etchegoin Formation of California.

It was recombined as Diodora unica by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Fissuridea unica Nomland p. 234 figs. Plate 11, figures 3, 3a, 3b
1931Diodora unica Grant, IV and Gale p. 851

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyFissurellinaeFleming 1822
tribeDiodorini(Odhner 1932)
genusDiodoraGray 1821
speciesunica()

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.

Diodora unica Nomland 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:41:08
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:45:53
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Fissuridea unica (type locality: 194664)