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Lacuna (Epheria) unifasciata

Gastropoda - Littorinidae

Taxonomy
Lacuna unifasciata was named by Carpenter (1857). It is extant.

It was recombined as Lacuna (Epheria) unifasciata by Hendy (2021).

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Littorina pedroana Conrad pp. 17 - 18 figs. figs. 47 and 47a
1857Lacuna unifasciata Carpenter p. 205
1864Amphithalmus lacunatus Carpenter
2021Lacuna (Epheria) unifasciata Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyLittorinidaeGray 1840
subfamilyLacuninaeGray 1857
genusLacunaTurton 1827
subgenusEpheria(Gray 1847)
speciesunifasciata(Carpenter 1857)

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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Invalid names: Amphithalmus lacunatus Carpenter 1864 [synonym], Littorina pedroana Conrad 1855 [synonym]
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 07:51:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (California) Lacuna unifasciata (202495 202496)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Lacuna unifasciata (223075)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Lacuna unifasciata (96590 96592 96593)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (California) Lacuna unifasciata (201624)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0USA (California) Lacuna unifasciata (37933 37936 37937 37938 37939 37940 37941 37944 37945 37946 37947 37948)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Amphithalmus lacunatus (202967) Lacuna solidula (222663) Lacuna unifasciata (202493 202494 203095 223329) Lacuna unifasciata, Lacuna solidula (138723)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Lacuna solidula (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Lacuna unifasciata (96591)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Lacuna carinata (222949) Lacuna solidula (222660 222674) Lacuna unifasciata (59063 96566 96895 160361 202490 219029) Littorina pedroana (222650)