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Crepidula rostralis

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Crypta rostralis was named by Conrad (1865). Its type specimen is USNM 110447 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Crepidula (Crepidula) rostralis by Etherington (1931); it was synonymized subjectively with Crepidula praerupta by Moore (1963); it was recombined as Crepidula rostralis by Addicott (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Crypta rostralis Conrad p. 151
1931Crepidula (Crepidula) rostralis Etherington p. 91 figs. Plate 11 , figures 9, 10, 11
1970Crepidula rostralis Addicott p. 64 figs. Plate 4, figures 10, 11, 14; plate 5, figures 10, 16

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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
genusCrepidulaLamarck 1799
speciesrostralis(Conrad 1865)

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.

Crepidula rostralis Conrad 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:24:15
Modified: 2009-09-18 11:27:32
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Langhian or 28.10000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Crepidula rostralis (37580 37585)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (California) Crepidula rostralis (206393)