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Amaea (Amaea) magnifica

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scalaria magnifica was named by Sowerby (1844). It is extant. It is the type species of Amaea (Amaea).

It was recombined as Amaea (Amaea) magnifica by Dushane (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Scalaria magnifica Sowerby
1988Amaea (Amaea) magnifica Dushane p. 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusAmaeaAdams and Adams 1853
subgenusAmaeaAdams and Adams 1853
speciesmagnifica(Sowerby 1844)

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.

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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: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Amaea magnifica (97028)