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Austroficopsis wimani

Gastropoda - Ficidae

Taxonomy
Austroficopsis wimani was named by Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Seymour Island, Antarctica.]. Its type specimen is USNM 441706, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Austroficopsis wimani Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 115 figs. pl. 15, figs. n-p

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864
familyFicidaeMeek 1864
genusAustroficopsis
specieswimani

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.

†Austroficopsis wimani Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
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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 07:59:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) Austroficopsis wimani (63548 63549 63550)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica (Seymour Island) Austroficopsis wimani (63551)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica Austroficopsis wimani (72400 72403 72405)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) Austroficopsis wimani (63552)