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Edithinella

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cavoliniidae

Taxonomy
Edithinella was named by Janssen (1995).

It was assigned to Cavoliniidae by Cahuzac and Janssen (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Edithinella Janssen
2010Edithinella Cahuzac and Janssen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderThecosomataBlainville 1823
familyCavoliniidaed'Orbigny 1842
genusEdithinellaJanssen 1995

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. †Edithinella Janssen 1995
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†Edithinella undulata Gabb 1873
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Invalid names: Vaginella undulata Gabb 1873 [synonym]
†Edithinella varanica Sirna 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:42:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:42:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Serravallian or 23.03000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Grenada Vaginella undulata (58641 58642 58643 58644 58647 58649 58652 58654 58656)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic E. sp. (131504)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France E. varanica (171345)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62France (Gironde) E. caribbeana (161524)