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Zetela

Gastropoda - Solariellidae

Taxonomy
Zetela was named by Finlay (1926).

It was assigned to Solariellinae by Beu et al. (1990).

Species
Z. awamoana, Z. hutchinsoniana, Z. praetextilis
Species lacking formal opinion data
Z. parvumbilicata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Zetela Finlay
1990Zetela Beu et al. p. 404

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familySolariellidae(Powell 1951)
genusZetelaFinlay 1926

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. †Zetela Finlay 1926
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†Zetela awamoana Laws 1939
†Zetela hutchinsoniana Laws 1939
†Zetela praetextilis Suter 1917
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Altonian or 27.30000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Z. praetextilis (67595)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand (Auckland) Z. parvumbilicata, Z. hutchinsoniana (84915)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Z. awamoana (67900)