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Astraea (Liotiastralium) venezuelana

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Astraea (Liotiastralium) venezuelana was named by Weisbord (1962) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene; Venezuela.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Astraea (Liotiastralium).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bicarinata, A. brevispina

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Astraea (Liotiastralium) venezuelana Weisbord p. 95 figs. pl. 47, figs. 16-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusAstraeaRöding 1798
subgenusLiotiastralium
speciesvenezuelana

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.

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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 08:48:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:48:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela (Sucre) Astraea venezuelana (41552)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Astraea venezuelana (131210 131217)