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Clavilithes leilanensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Clavilithes leilanensis was named by Vredenburg (1923) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Eocene; India.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Unit 2, Bund Vera (Ranikot Series), India - Nuttall (1932), which is in an Eocene offshore shale in India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Clavilithes leilanensis Vredenburg pp. 55-56 figs. pl. 5, fig. 1
2003Clavilithes leilanensis Snyder p. 296

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyFusininaeSwainson 1840
genusClavilithesSwainson 1840
speciesleilanensis

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.

Clavilithes leilanensis Vredenburg 1923
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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 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6India Clavilithes leilanensis (type locality: 42879)