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Lachryma senectus

Gastropoda - Eratoidae

Taxonomy
Erato senectus was named by Murdoch (1924).

It was recombined as Proterato (Eratoena) senectus by Schilder (1951); it was recombined as Proterato (Cypraerrato) senectus by Fleming (1966); it was recombined as Lachryma (Proterato) senectus by Cernohorsky (1971); it was recombined as Lachryma senectus by Beu et al. (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Erato senectus Murdoch p. 160 figs. pl. 10, figs. 5,6
1951Proterato (Eratoena) senectus Schilder p. 69
1966Proterato (Cypraerrato) senectus Fleming p. 53
1971Lachryma (Proterato) senectus Cernohorsky pp. 107 - 108
1990Lachryma senectus Beu et al. p. 408

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyEratoidaeGill 1871
subfamilyEratoinaeGill 1871
genusLachrymaGray 1832
speciessenectus(Murdoch 1924)

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.

Lachryma senectus Murdoch 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Altonian or 19.00000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Proterato senectus (67897)