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Vaginella acicula

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Cavoliniidae

Taxonomy
Vaginella acicula was named by Renz (1829).

It was recombined as Cleodora (Creseis) acicula by Rang (1828); it was recombined as Creseis acicula by Janssen (1998), Janssen (1999), Rosenberg (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Cleodora (Creseis) acicula Rang
1829Vaginella acicula Renz
1878Hyalaea aciculata Orbigny
1878Vaginella acicula Ponzi
1912Clio acicula Yamakawa and Ishikawa
1998Creseis acicula Janssen
1999Creseis acicula Janssen
2005Creseis acicula Rosenberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderThecosomataBlainville 1823
familyCavoliniidaed'Orbigny 1842
genusVaginellaDaudin 1800
speciesaciculaRenz 1829

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.

Vaginella acicula Renz 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:42:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:42:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Holy See (Vatican City State) Vaginella acicula (209253)