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Calliostoma attrina

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Calliostoma attrina was named by Mansfield (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Trinidad and Tobago.]. Its type specimen is USNM 352688, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS 8299, which is in a Miocene marine siliciclastic in Trinidad and Tobago.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Calliostoma attrina Mansfield p. 58 figs. pl. 10, figs. 7, 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCalliostomatinaeThiele 1924
genusCalliostomaSwainson 1840
speciesattrina

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.

Calliostoma attrina Mansfield 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:36:49
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:50:56
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Trinidad and Tobago Calliostoma attrina (type locality: 74924)