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Eopaziella capito

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Murex capito was named by Philippi (1843). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Trophon (Trophon) capito by Tembrock (1963); it was recombined as Hexaplex (Muricanthus) capito by Janssen (1978); it was recombined as Boreotrophon capito by Welle (1998); it was recombined as Eopaziella capito by Schnetler and Palm (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Murex capito Philippi p. 60 figs. pl. 4, figs. 19-20
1963Trophon (Trophon) capito Tembrock p. 316
1978Hexaplex (Muricanthus) capito Janssen p. 95
1998Boreotrophon capito Welle p. 36
2008Eopaziella capito Schnetler and Palm p. 45

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTrophoninaeCossmann 1903
genusEopaziellaGürs 2001
speciescapito(Philippi 1843)

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.

Eopaziella capito Philippi 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Denmark Eopaziella capito (111472 111475 234515)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Austria (Upper Austria) Boreotrophon capito (55237)