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Echinolittorina

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Echinolittorina was named by Habe (1956). It is extant.

It was assigned to Littorinidae by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Echinolittorina Habe
2008Echinolittorina Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
genusEchinolittorinaHabe 1956

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. Echinolittorina Habe 1956
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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 07:51:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12600 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Chile (Tarapaca) E. peruviana (96672)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0Panama (Panama) E. aspera (160394)