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Purpuroidea acatlana

Gastropoda - Purpurinidae

Taxonomy
Purpuroidea acatlana was named by Alencaster and Buitron (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. excelsior, P. gigas, P. glabra, P. moosleitneri, P. supraliasica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Purpuroidea acatlana Alencaster and Buitron p. 39 figs. Pl. 10, Fig. 2-4
1977Purpuroidea acatlana Alencaster p. 163 figs. 19a-b

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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)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyPurpurinidaeZittel 1895
genusPurpuroideaLycett 1848
speciesacatlanaAlencaster and Buitron 1965

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.

†Purpuroidea acatlana Alencaster and Buitron 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell diameter153.0

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:51:34
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:34
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Mexico (Chiapas) Purpuroidea acatlana (98672)