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Epidirona

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Taxonomy
Epidirona was named by Iredale (1939) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Turridae by Ladd (1982); to Turrinae by Wilson (1994); to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pseudomelaniidae by Bouchet et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Epidirona Iredale
1982Epidirona Ladd p. 62
1994Epidirona Wilson p. 190
2002Epidirona Sepkoski
2011Epidirona Bouchet et al. p. 293

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusEpidironaIredale 1939

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. Epidirona Iredale 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) E. adelaidensis, E. powelli (63432)