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Fossarina (Minopa)

Gastropoda - Fossarinidae

Taxonomy
Fossarina (Minopa) was named by Iredale (1924) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7558]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Fossarina by Ladd (1966), Wilson (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Fossarina (Minopa) Iredale p. 226
1966Fossarina (Minopa) Ladd p. 37
1993Fossarina (Minopa) Wilson p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFossarinidae
genusFossarinaAdams 1864
subgenusMinopaIredale 1924

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. Fossarina (Minopa) Iredale 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Fossarina hoffmeisteri (77974)