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Alcithoinae (disused)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Alcithoinae was named by Pilsbry (1954) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10197].

It was assigned to Volutidae by Fleming (1966), Ponder and Warén (1988).

Entered
by M. Kosnik on 2004-04-07; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Alcithoinae Pilsbry
1966Alcithoinae Fleming
1988Alcithoinae Ponder and Warén p. 306

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAlcithoinaePilsbry 1954
subfamilyAlcithoinaePilsbry 1954

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.

Subfm. †Alcithoinae Pilsbry 1954
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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 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available