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Eriptycha

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae

Taxonomy
Eriptycha was named by Meek (1876) [Sepkoski's age data: K Nc K Maes].

It was assigned to Ringiculidae by Popenoe (1957), Kase (1984); and to Cephalaspida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Eriptycha Meek
1957Eriptycha Popenoe p. 431
1984Eriptycha Kase p. 169
2002Eriptycha Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyRingiculidaePhilippi 1853
genusEriptychaMeek 1876

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.

G. †Eriptycha Meek 1876
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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 07:36:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:36:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Thanetian or 125.77000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic - Cretaceous161.5 - 66.0New Zealand E. sp. (37286)
Barremian125.77 - 121.4Japan E. japonica (91333)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan E. minima (91259 91260 91285 91286 91287 91288 91296 91303)
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand E. punamutica (78363 78369 78370 78374 83515 83521 83523)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) E. americana (88357)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) E. punamutica (3642)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Poland E. sp. (27018 27019 27020)