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Alvania (Alvania) simonsi

Gastropoda - Rissoidae

Taxonomy
Alvania (Alvania) simonsi was named by Marquet (1997) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene; Northern Europe.]. Its type specimen is KBIN/IRScNB no. IST 5891, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Alvania (Alvania) simonsi Marquet

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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)
superfamilyRissooideaGray 1847
familyRissoidaeGray 1847
genusAlvaniaRisso 1826
subgenusAlvaniaRisso 1826
speciessimonsi

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.

†Alvania (Alvania) simonsi Marquet 1997
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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 07:55:20
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:55:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Alvania simonsi (76983)