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Amaea (Amaea)

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Amaea (Amaea) was named by Adams and Adams (1853). It is extant. Its type is Scalaria magnifica.

It was assigned to Amaea by Adams and Adams (1853) and Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Amaea (Amaea) Adams and Adams
2006Amaea (Amaea) Rosenberg et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusAmaeaAdams and Adams 1853
subgenusAmaeaAdams and Adams 1853

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. Amaea (Amaea) Adams and Adams 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 11.60800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) Amaea triplicata (63439)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Japan Amaea magnifica (97028)