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Bembicium

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Bembicium was named by Philippi (1846) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Bembiciinae by Wilson (1993); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Bembicium Philippi
1993Bembicium Wilson p. 143
2002Bembicium Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyRissellinaeKesteven 1902
subfamilyBembiciinaeFinlay 1928
genusBembiciumPhilippi 1846

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. Bembicium Philippi 1846
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Bembicium auratum Quoy 1834
Bembicium melanostomum Gmelin 1791
Bembicium nanum Lamarck 1822
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Invalid names: Trochus auratus Quoy 1834 [synonym]
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 Bartonian to the top of the Holocene or 41.30000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Île-de-France) B. minutum (179130)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Australia (Western Australia) B. vittatum (63353)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (South Australia) B. melanostoma, B. nanum (63379)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (Western Australia) B. auratum (63358 63359)