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Casmaria ponderosa

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Casmaria ponderosa was named by Gmelin (1791) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10508].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Casmaria ponderosa Gmelin
1993Casmaria ponderosa Wilson p. 231
2002Casmaria ponderosa Wilson p. 124

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
genusCasmariaAdams and Adams 1853
speciesponderosaGmelin 1791

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.

Casmaria ponderosa Gmelin 1791
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Egypt Casmaria ponderosa (42121)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Hawaii) Casmaria ponderosa (96682)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Casmaria ponderosa (78043)