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Bembicium auratum

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Bembicium auratum was named by Quoy (1834) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9757].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. melanostoma, B. minutum, B. vittatum
Entered
by M. Kosnik on 2004-03-25; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Bembicium auratum Quoy
1996Bembicium auratum Jensen p. 15

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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)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyRissellinaeKesteven 1902
subfamilyBembiciinaeFinlay 1928
genusBembiciumPhilippi 1846
speciesauratumQuoy 1834

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.

†Bembicium auratum Quoy 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:51:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) Bembicium auratum (63358 63359)