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Aporrhais pespelecani

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Strombus pespelecani was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene-Recent; Europe.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Aporrhais pespelicani by Wood (1848); it was recombined as Aporrhais pespelecani by Harzhauser (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Strombus pespelecani Linnaeus
1848Aporrhais pespelicani Wood p. 25
2002Aporrhais pespelecani Harzhauser p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyAporrhainaeGray 1850
genusAporrhaisda Costa 1778
speciespespelecani()

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.

Aporrhais pespelecani Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Austria Aporrhais pespelecani (77624 77627 77628 77629)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy Aporrhais pespelecani (178108 178110 178111)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy Aporrhais pespelecani (178112 178116)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Turkey Aporrhais pespelecani (78548)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Austria (Vienna) Aporrhais pespelecani (174159)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Aporrhais pespelecani (73135 73139)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania Aporrhais pespelecani (123125 178040)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy Aporrhais pespelecani (178120)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Asti) Aporrhais pespelecani (86305)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) Aporrhais pespelecani (71916)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6United Kingdom (England) Aporrhais pespelicani (84763 84795)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Aporrhais pespelecani (178810)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy Aporrhais pespelecani (72303)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Aporrhais pespelicani (84759 84796 84797 84798 84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) Aporrhais pespelecani (178117)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Siena) Aporrhais pespelecani (178267)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Pisa) Aporrhais pespelecani (88328)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Parma) Aporrhais pespelecani (178923)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Aporrhais pespelecani (178457 178931)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy Aporrhais pespelecani (78312)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Italy Aporrhais pespelecani (77008 178934 178940 178955)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Italy (Umbria) Aporrhais pespelecani (149603)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Italy (Parma) Aporrhais pespelecani (178925)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126Ireland Aporrhais pespelecani (178118)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Spain Aporrhais pespelicani (127358 127359)