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Dalium

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Dalium was named by Dall (1889). It is extant. Its type is Dalium solidum.

It was assigned to Cassidae by Olsson (1964); and to Oocorythinae by Beu (2008).

Species
D. dalli, D. ecuadorianum, D. solidum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Dalium Dall p. 171
1964Dalium Olsson p. 171
2008Dalium Beu p. 359

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyOocorythinae(Fischer 1885)
genusDaliumDall 1889

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.

G. Dalium Dall 1889
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†Dalium dalli Böse 1906
†Dalium ecuadorianum Olsson 1942
Dalium solidum Dall 1889
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 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 15.98000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Mexico (Oaxaca) D. dalli (131027)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic D. dalli (74967)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador D. ecuadorianum (41757 61239)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) D. ecuadorium (60771 60772)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) D. ecuadorianum (111211) D. ecuadorium (41574)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ecuador D. sp. (90857)