Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Caecum (Defolinia) putnamensis

Gastropoda - Caecidae

Taxonomy
Caecum putnamensis was named by Mansfield (1924) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Florida.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Caecum (Defolinia) putnamensis by Weisbord (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Caecum putnamensis Mansfield pp. 46-47 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1, 2
1962Caecum (Defolinia) putnamensis Weisbord p. 167

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyCaecidaeGray 1850
genusCaecumFleming 1813
subgenusDefolinia
speciesputnamensis(Mansfield 1924)

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:54:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:54:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available