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Calyptraea (Galerus)

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Galerus was named by Gray (1847). It is extant.

It was reranked as Calyptraea (Galerus) by Clark and Arnold (1923), Clark and Woodford (1927).

It was assigned to Calyptraea by Clark and Arnold (1923), Clark and Woodford (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Calyptraea (Galerus) Clark and Arnold p. 167
1927Calyptraea (Galerus) Clark and Woodford p. 120

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderNeotaenioglossaHaller 1882
suborderPtenoglossa(Gray 1853)
superfamilyCalyptraeoideaLamarck 1809
familyCalyptraeidaeLamarck 1809
genusCalyptraeaLamarck 1799
subgenusGalerus(Gray 1847)

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. Calyptraea (Galerus) Gray 1847
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†Galerus laevis Wilckens 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 04:56:27
Modified: 2009-09-18 11:29:00
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Cretaceous or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Galerus laevis (235519)