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Lacuna (Epheria) carinata

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Lacuna carinata was named by Gould (1848). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lacuna (Epheria) carinata by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. feorra, L. rimosa

Synonyms
  • Lacuna solidula was named by Lovén (1847). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Lacuna (Epheria) carinata by Hendy (2020).
  • Lacuna solidula compacta was named by Carpenter (1863). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Lacuna compacta by Carpenter (1863); it was synonymized subjectively with Lacuna (Epheria) carinata by Hendy (2021).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Lacuna solidula Lovén p. 155
1848Lacuna carinata Gould p. 75
1863Lacuna compacta Carpenter p. 656
1863Lacuna solidula compacta Carpenter p. 656
1864Lacuna solidula compacta Carpenter p. 429
1895Lacuna solidula Ashley p. 343
1950Lacuna carinata Woodring and Bramlette p. 49
2021Lacuna (Epheria) carinata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyLacuninaeGray 1857
genusLacunaTurton 1827
subgenusEpheria(Gray 1847)
speciescarinata(Gould 1848)

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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Invalid names: Lacuna compacta Carpenter 1863 [synonym], Lacuna solidula Lovén 1847 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Lacuna solidula, Lacuna compacta (186031)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Lacuna carinata (207669 207671)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Lacuna carinata (96590 96592 96593)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Oregon) Lacuna vincta (71142)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Lacuna carinata (37940 37947 37948)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Lacuna compacta (207886 222663)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lacuna carinata (96566) Lacuna carinata, Lacuna solidula (37672 37673) Lacuna compacta (222660 222661)