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Altadema convexa

Gastropoda - Goniasmatidae

Taxonomy
Altadema convexa was named by Kues (2002). Its type specimen is UNM 13,031. Its type locality is Vinton Canyon, which is in the Kashirian/Myachkovian of shale/limestone the Bishop Cap Formation Texas. It is the type species of Altadema.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Altadema convexa Kues pp. 55, 56 fig. 2
2023Altadema convexa Wagner p. 5544

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyOrthonematoideaNützel and Bandel 2000
familyGoniasmatidae()
genusAltadema
speciesconvexa

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.

†Altadema convexa Kues 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kashirian to the top of the Myachkovian or 313.80000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (Texas) Altadema convexa (type locality: 46512)