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Bourguetia striata

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Taxonomy
Melania striata was named by Sowerby (1812).

It was recombined as Bourguetia striata by Loriol (1880).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1812Melania striata Sowerby
1880Bourguetia striata Loriol

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusBourguetiaDeshayes 1871
speciesstriata(Sowerby 1812)

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.

Bourguetia striata Sowerby 1812
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Bajocian to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 171.60000 to 155.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4France Bourguetia striata (21269)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Bourguetia striata (2658 2660 2667)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Bourguetia striata (4094)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8France (Normandy) Bourguetia striata (23539)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) Bourguetia striata (1570)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Ethiopia Bourguetia striata (94585)