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Galeropsis

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Galeropsis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Calyptraeidae by Hoagland (1977); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Galeropsis Hoagland p. 385
2002Galeropsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderNeotaenioglossaHaller 1882
suborderPtenoglossa(Gray 1853)
superfamilyCalyptraeoideaLamarck 1809
familyCalyptraeidaeLamarck 1809
genusGaleropsis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Aquitanian or 72.20000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Chile (ConcepcĂ­on) G. sp. (13309)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45France (Aquitaine) G. lavenayanus (90456 90457)