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Gyrodes major

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Gyrodes major was named by Wade (1926) [m. kosnik taxon no: 2133]. Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Gyrodes major Wade
1964Gyrodes major Sohl p. 369

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyAmpullospirinaeCox 1930
genusGyrodesConrad 1860
speciesmajorWade 1926

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.

Gyrodes major Wade 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-10-20 01:54:26
Modified: 2004-10-20 03:54:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Gyrodes major (3611 7513)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Gyrodes major (6655 6660 6661 7456 7457 7458 7459 32141 32142)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Gyrodes major (type locality: 88357)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Gyrodes major (3607 3632 7467 7470)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Gyrodes major (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Gyrodes major (205445)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) Gyrodes major (7461)