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Lacuna karreri

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Lacuna karreri was named by Kittl (1892). Its type specimen is NHMW 1899/VI/68 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Seelandalpe (Wiener Hofsmuseums coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. feorra, L. rimosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Lacuna karreri Kittl p. 97 figs. Pl 8, fig 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyLacuninaeGray 1857
genusLacunaTurton 1827
specieskarreri

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.

†Lacuna karreri Kittl 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height19.30

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:51:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Lacuna karreri (69669 type locality: 144633)