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Litiopa melanostoma

Gastropoda - Litiopidae

Taxonomy
Litiopa melanostoma was named by Rang (1829). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Litiopa melanostoma Rang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyLitiopidae(Gray 1847)
genusLitiopaRang 1829
speciesmelanostomaRang 1829

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: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:12:26
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:12:26
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Louisiana) Litiopa melanostoma (41935 92776)