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Valfinia

Gastropoda - Trochotomidae

Taxonomy
Valfinia was named by Cox (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-l J Kimm]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Trochotomidae by Lang et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Valfinia Cox
2002Valfinia Sepkoski
2017Valfinia Lang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyTrochotomidaeCox 1960
genusValfiniaCox 1958

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. †Valfinia Cox 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:46:28
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:46:28
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available