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Lepicythara camaronensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Lepicythara camaronensis was named by Olsson (1964) [DISTRIBUTION: Muocene-Pliocene; Ecuador.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Quebrada Camarones [Esmeraldas Fm], which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone/sandstone in the Esmeraldas Formation of Ecuador.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. lopezana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Lepicythara camaronensis Olsson p. 110 figs. pl. 20, fig. 3
1970Lepicythara camaronensis Woodring p. 391
1992Lepicythara camaronensis Perrilliat p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusLepicytharaOlsson 1964
speciescamaronensisOlsson 1964

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.

†Lepicythara camaronensis Olsson 1964
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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 08:09:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Lepicythara camaronensis (131293 131333 131334)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Lepicythara camaronensis (type locality: 60771)