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Haliotis (Sulculus)

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Haliotidae

Taxonomy
Haliotis (Sulculus) was named by Adams and Adams (1854) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant. Its type is Haliotis incisa.

It was reranked as Sulculus by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Haliotis by Adams and Adams (1854) and Lozouet et al. (2001); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Haliotis (Sulculus) Adams and Adams
2001Haliotis (Sulculus) Lozouet et al. p. 16
2002Sulculus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyHaliotoideaRafinesque 1815
familyHaliotidaeRafinesque 1815
genusHaliotisLinnaeus 1758
subgenusSulculusAdams and Adams 1854

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.

Subg. Haliotis (Sulculus) Adams and Adams 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-10-09 08:47:07
Modified: 2007-10-09 10:47:07
Source: g = genus, supero = superorder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Aquitanian or 23.03000 to 20.44000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Haliotis benoisti (74861)