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Triforis calypsonis

Gastropoda - Triphoridae

Taxonomy
Triforis calypsonis was named by Maury (1917) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene-Pliocene; Dominican Republic.]. Its type specimen is Holotype (no number), a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Triforis calypsonis Maury p. 122 figs. pl. 21, fig. 13

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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)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyTriphoridaeGray 1847
subfamilyTriforinaeKosuge 1967
genusTriforisDeshayes 1834
speciescalypsonis

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.

†Triforis calypsonis Maury 1917
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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 08:29:41
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:29:41
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.63000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Triforis calypsonis (58817)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Triforis calypsonis (58821)