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Acteonella anchietai

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonellidae

Taxonomy
Acteonella anchietai was named by Choffat (1888). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dombe-Grande (couches à Acteonella anchietai), which is in a Cenomanian marine sandstone in the Coporolo Formation of Angola.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Acteonella anchietai Choffat p. 73 figs. Pl 3, figs 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonellidae(Gill 1871)
genusActeonellad'Orbigny 1843
speciesanchietai

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.

Acteonella anchietai Choffat 1888
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Angola Acteonella anchietai (type locality: 210856)