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Actaeonella pompei

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonellidae

Taxonomy
Actaeonella pompei was named by Maury (1930). It is a cast. Its type locality is Fazenda da Estiva, near Tamandaré [Estiva Fm], which is in a Coniacian/Santonian carbonate limestone in the Estiva Formation of Brazil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. cylindrica, A. sublaevis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Actaeonella pompei Maury p. 258 figs. pl. 10, fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonellidae(Gill 1871)
genusActaeonellad'Orbigny 1843
speciespompei

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.

†Actaeonella pompei Maury 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:24:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:24:38
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Brazil (Pernambuco) Actaeonella pompei (type locality: 88093)