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Lunella cinerea

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Lunella cinerea was named by Born (1778) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8797].

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1778Lunella cinerea Born
1791Turbo mespilus Gmelin
1791Turbo porphyrites Gmelin
1848Turbo porcatus Reeve
1987Lunella cinerea Short and Potter p. 14
1996Lunella cinerea Jensen p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTurbininaeRafinesque 1815
genusLunellaLinnaeus 1758
speciescinereaBorn 1778

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.

Lunella cinerea Born 1778
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Invalid names: Turbo mespilus Gmelin 1791 [synonym], Turbo porcatus Reeve 1848 [synonym], Turbo porphyrites Gmelin 1791 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:38:22
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:38:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available