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Vacekia

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Vacekia was named by Conti and Szabó (1989). Its type is Littorina gardana.

It was assigned to Trochidae by Conti and Szabó (1989).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Vacekia Conti and Szabó p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusVacekia

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. †Vacekia Conti and Szabó 1989
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Vacekia gardana Vacek 1886
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Middle Aalenian or 180.10000 to 171.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian - Aalenian182.7 - 170.3Thailand V. sp. (79535)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Italy V. gardana (91410)
Middle Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Thailand V. sp. (87467)