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Lunatia klipsteini

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Natica klipsteini was named by Müller (1851).

It was recombined as Lunatia klipsteini by Böhm (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. constricta, L. dakotensis, L. groenlandica, L. lateaperta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Natica klipsteini Müller
1891Lunatia klipsteini Böhm p. 64

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
genusLunatiaGray 1847
speciesklipsteini(Müller 1851)

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.

†Lunatia klipsteini Müller 1851
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany Lunatia klipsteini (type locality: 213668)