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Phenacolepas

Gastropoda - Phenacolepadidae

Taxonomy
Phenacolepas was named by Pilsbry (1891) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7496]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Phenacolepadidae by Wilson (1993), Todd (2001) and Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Phenacolepas Pilsbry
1993Phenacolepas Wilson p. 43
2001Phenacolepas Todd
2005Phenacolepas Bouchet et al. pp. 130, 246

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyPhenacolepadidaePilsbry 1895
genusPhenacolepasPilsbry 1891

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. Phenacolepas Pilsbry 1891
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Invalid names: Cinnalepata escensa Iredale 1929 [synonym], Cinnalepata vagans Iredale 1929 [synonym]
Phenacolepas crenulata Broderip 1834
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Invalid names: Phenacolepas Sowerby 1910 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:37:01
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:37:37
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia P. granocostata (194003)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela P. hamillei (131223)