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Lepicythara veracruzana

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Lepicythara veracruzana was named by Perrilliat (1973) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Mexico.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. lopezana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Lepicythara veracruzana Perrilliat p. 58 figs. pl. 28, figs. 13, 14
1992Lepicythara veracruzana 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
speciesveracruzanaPerrilliat 1973

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 veracruzana Perrilliat 1973
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available