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Littorina (Littorina) scutulata

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Littorina scutulata was named by Gould (1849). It is extant.

It was recombined as Litorina scutulata by Cooper (1888); it was recombined as Littorina (Littorina) scutulata by Hendy (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Littorina scutulata Gould
1888Litorina scutulata Cooper
1959Littorina scutulata Addicott and Emerson p. 15
2021Littorina (Littorina) scutulata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
genusLittorinaFerussac 1821
subgenusLittorina
speciesscutulata(Gould 1849)

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: 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 Quaternary to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Littorina scutulata (202495 202496 223033)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Littorina scutulata (223075)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Littorina scutulata (201624)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Littorina scutulata (96590 96592 96593 96594)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Littorina scutulata (37933 37936 37937 37938 37939 37940 37943 37944 37946 37947)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Littorina scutulata (138723 202492 202493 202494 203095 222663 222664 223329 223525)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Litorina scutulata (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Littorina scutulata (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Littorina scutulata (59063 96566 96589 96901 160361 202490 202491 202936 203417 219029 219030 222659 222660 222661 222662)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Littorina scutulata (52347 67641 67642 67643 226465 226466)