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Diodora (Diodora) italica

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Fissurella italica was named by Defrance (1820) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Diodora (Diodora) italica by Harzhauser (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Fissurella italica Defrance
2002Diodora (Diodora) italica Harzhauser p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
RankNameAuthor
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
subfamilyFissurellinaeFleming 1822
tribeDiodorini(Odhner 1932)
genusDiodoraGray 1821
subgenusDiodoraGray 1821
speciesitalica(Defrance 1820)

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.

†Diodora (Diodora) italica Defrance 1820
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: majorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: grazerg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:41:08
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:45:53
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.44000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Austria Diodora italica (77622 77624 77627)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Diodora italica (178108)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France Diodora italica (34609)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Greece Diodora italica (72305)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Moldova Fissurella italica (78643 78650 78653)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Diodora italica (38823)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Diodora italica (73137)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Diodora italica (72310)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Cyprus Diodora italica (34690) Fissurella italica (71885)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy Diodora italica (168730)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Diodora italica (72318)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Cyprus Diodora italica (34689)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy Fissurella italica (72303)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Spain Diodora italica (80561 80562 80563)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece Diodora italica (72414)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Diodora italica (178117)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain Diodora italica (76579)