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Cossmannina alfischeri

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Tubiferidae

Taxonomy
Cossmannina alfischeri was named by Foster et al. (2019). Its type specimen is NPL86982, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Cossmannina alfischeri Foster et al. p. 643 fig. 14M,N

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyTubiferidaeCossmann 1895
genusCossmanninaGrundel and Nutzel 2012
speciesalfischeri

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.

Cossmannina alfischeri Foster et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:24:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:24:38
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available