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Sigapatella novazelandiae

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Calyptraea (Sigapatella) novozelandiae was named by Lesson (1830). It is extant.

It was recombined as Sigapatella novazelandiae by Beu et al. (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Calyptraea (Sigapatella) novozelandiae Lesson
1990Sigapatella novazelandiae Beu et al. p. 408

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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
genusSigapatella(Lesson 1830)
speciesnovazelandiae(Lesson 1830)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available