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Tritonidea (Cantharus) speciosa

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Tritonidea (Cantharus) speciosa was named by Vredenburg (1923) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Myanmar.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Tittabwe (Kama stage), which is in an Aquitanian marine horizon in the Kama Formation of Myanmar.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Tritonidea (Cantharus) speciosa Vredenburg p. 72 figs. pl. 2, fig. 6

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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)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTritonideaRöding 1798
subgenusCantharus
speciesspeciosa

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: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Myanmar Tritonidea speciosa (type locality: 76596)