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Calliostoma (Calliostoma) decipiens

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus decipiens was named by Guppy (1867). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Calliostoma decipiens by Maury (1925); it was recombined as Calliostoma (Calliostoma) decipiens by Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Trochus decipiens Guppy
1925Calliostoma decipiens Maury p. 244
2010Calliostoma (Calliostoma) decipiens Landau and Marques da Silva p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCalliostomatinaeThiele 1924
genusCalliostomaSwainson 1840
subgenusCalliostomaSwainson 1840
speciesdecipiens(Guppy 1867)

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
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: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Calliostoma decipiens (60408 60634)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago Calliostoma decipiens (60412 60414 60415 60416 60417)