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Scalacea (disused)

Gastropoda

Taxonomy
Scalacea was named by Adams and A (1853) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6135].

It was assigned to Janthinoidea by Ponder and Warén (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Scalacea Adams and A.
1988Scalacea Ponder and Warén p. 303

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
superfamilyScalaceaAdams and A 1853
superfamilyScalaceaAdams and A 1853

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.

Superfm. †Scalacea Adams and A. 1853
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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 08:26:28
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:26:28
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available