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Califostoma rotundivaricosum

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Califostoma rotundivaricosum was named by Bean and Vermeij (2016). Its type specimen is SDSNH 137443,, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is SDNHM 4411 - Rancho Del Rey, which is in a Piacenzian marine horizon in the San Diego Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Califostoma rotundivaricosum Bean and Vermeij p. 4

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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
subfamilyOcenebrinaeCossmann 1903
genusCalifostoma
speciesrotundivaricosum

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.

Califostoma rotundivaricosum Bean and Vermeij 2016
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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: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Califostoma rotundivaricosum (178000)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Califostoma rotundivaricosum (154932 type locality: 194100)