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Alora teresmonile

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Alora teresmonile was named by DeVries (2007) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Miocene; Peru.]. Its type specimen is UWBM 98113, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Alora teresmonile DeVries p. 253 figs. figs. 1-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusAloraAdams and Adams 1853
speciesteresmonile

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.

Alora teresmonile DeVries 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.97000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Peru Alora teresmonile (80497 80513)