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Acmaea simplex

Gastropoda - Patellida - Lottiidae

Taxonomy
Acmaea simplex was named by Dickerson (1917). Its type specimen is CAS 438 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 181, Cowlitz River, 4mi E. of Vader, which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Acmaea simplex Dickerson p. 181 figs. PI. 31, Figs. 11a and 11b
1944Acmaea simplex Durham p. 153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyLottiidaeGray 1840
genusAcmaeaEschscholtz 1830
speciessimplex

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.

Acmaea simplex Dickerson 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-08-15 13:52:10
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:54:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Rupelian or 66.00000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Poland Acmaea simplex (27625)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Acmaea simplex (22931)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Poland Acmaea simplex (27019 27020)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Acmaea simplex (40733 91606)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Washington) Acmaea simplex (type locality: 4900)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Romania Acmaea simplex (187379)