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Crepidula excavata

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Calyptraea excavata was named by Broderip (1834). It is extant.

It was recombined as Crepidula excavata by Ashley (1895), Woodring and Bramlette (1950) and Hendy (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Calyptraea excavata Broderip
1895Crepidula excavata Ashley p. 342
1950Crepidula excavata Woodring and Bramlette p. 48
2020Crepidula excavata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderNeotaenioglossaHaller 1882
suborderPtenoglossa(Gray 1853)
superfamilyCalyptraeoideaLamarck 1809
familyCalyptraeidaeLamarck 1809
genusCrepidulaLamarck 1799
speciesexcavata(Broderip 1834)

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.

Crepidula excavata Broderip 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:24:15
Modified: 2009-09-18 11:27:32
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: base of the Quaternary to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Crepidula excavata (189768)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Crepidula excavata (201624)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Crepidula excavata (37934 37937 37947)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Crepidula excavata (96894)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Crepidula excavata (59063 96566 96895)