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Vanikoropsis

Gastropoda - Vanikoridae

Taxonomy
Vanikoropsis was named by Meek (1876) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti T Dani Sepkoski's reference number: 914,1066]. Its type is Natica toumeyana.

It was assigned to Neritopsidae by White (1889); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Vanikoridae by Kase (1984), Stilwell et al. (2004), Cataldo (2017).

Species
V. arktowskiana, V. leviplicata, V. minuta, V. suciensis, V. toumeyana
Species lacking formal opinion data
V. alsus, V. cassisiana, V. decussata, V. demipleurus, V. nebrascensis, V. ous, V. skoui, V. tuomeyana
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Vanikoropsis Meek
1889Vanikoropsis White p. 476
1984Vanikoropsis Kase p. 148
2002Vanikoropsis Sepkoski
2004Vanikoropsis Stilwell et al. p. 33
2017Vanikoropsis Cataldo p. 425

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyVanikoridaeGray 1840
genusVanikoropsisMeek 1876

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.

G. †Vanikoropsis Meek 1876
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†Vanikoropsis arktowskiana Wilckens 1910
†Vanikoropsis leviplicata Cataldo 2017
†Vanikoropsis minuta Pan 1977
†Vanikoropsis suciensis White 1889
†Vanikoropsis toumeyana Meek and Hayden 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height20.3950.3400.4600.4000.085

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:01:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:01:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Selandian or 170.90000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3China (Yunnan) V. minuta (165457)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina (Neuquen) V. leviplicata (50187)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina V. leviplicata (151914)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Argentina (Neuquén) V. leviplicata (232195)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan V. decussata (91333)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Germany V. ous, V. sp. (67184)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Antarctica V. sp. (64245)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) V. alsus (6280)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Australia (Northern Territory) V. demipleurus (13946)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) V. tuomeyana (82650 82653)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Colorado) V. nebrascensis (162249)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Alberta) V. sp. (82638)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) V. nebrascensis (1586)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) V. nebrascensis (88511)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica V. arktowskiana (67031 67032 67044 67045 67047 67057 67058 67059 67066 67067)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Greenland V. skoui (22943)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Greenland V. sp. (22945)