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Calliostoma virginicum

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Zizyphinus virginicum Conrad p. 22 figs. Plate IV, Fig. 4
1904Calliostoma virginicum Martin p. 257

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCalliostomatinaeThiele 1924
genusCalliostomaSwainson 1840
speciesvirginicum(Conrad 1875)

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.

Calliostoma virginicum Conrad 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:36:49
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:50:56
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Calliostoma virginicum (80036)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) Calliostoma virginicum (80033 80035)