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Lucapinella

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Lucapinella was named by Pilsbry (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Fissurellinae by Knight et al. (1960); to Fissurellidae by Gardner (1947), Todd (2001) and Lozouet et al. (2001); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Lucapinella Pilsbry
1947Lucapinella Gardner p. 622
1960Lucapinella Knight et al. p. 231
2001Lucapinella Lozouet et al. p. 17
2001Lucapinella Todd
2002Lucapinella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
genusLucapinellaPilsbry 1890

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. Lucapinella Pilsbry 1890
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†Lucapinella clypeata Grateloup 1828
Lucapinella henseli Martens 1900
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Grazer on rock, rubble, or coral substrates and browsing carnivore according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-10 08:52:02
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:51:33
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France L. clypeata (74861)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina L. eurytreta (71540)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Florida) L. limatula (41760 42328)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas) L. sp. (135839)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela L. limatula (131210 131217 131218)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica L. limatula (58522)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) L. callomarginata (202495 223033)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) L. callomarginata (96592)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Clypidella callomarginata (222663 222664)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) L. limatula (61310 67069)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Clypidella callomarginata (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay L. henseli (195933)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Clypidella callomarginata (222660 222661 222662) L. callomarginata (96589 96895 160361 219029 219030)