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Calliostoma (Leiotrochus)

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Leiotrochus Conrad p. 288
1947Calliostoma (Leiotrochus) Gardner p. 619
1948Calliostoma (Leiotrochus) Gardner p. 186
1957Calliostoma (Leiotrochus) Woodring p. 63
2002Leiotrochus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCalliostomatinaeThiele 1924
genusCalliostomaSwainson 1840
subgenusLeiotrochus(Conrad 1862)

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. †Calliostoma (Leiotrochus) Conrad 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:36:49
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:50:56
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Oxaca) Calliostoma limulum (59284)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Calliostoma pauli (79765)