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Acmaea cassis

Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae

Taxonomy
Acmaea cassis was named by Rathke (1833).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Acmaea cassis Rathke

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyLottiidaeGray 1840
genusAcmaeaEschscholtz 1830
speciescassisRathke 1833

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.

Acmaea cassis Rathke 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-08-15 13:52:10
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:54:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Acmaea cassis (201624)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Acmaea cassis (52347)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Acmaea cassis (59063)