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Galeodea koureos

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Galeodea (Mambrinia) koureos was named by Gardner (1939) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Eocene; Gulf Coastal Plain, Mexico.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Galeodea koureos by Perrilliat et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Galeodea (Mambrinia) koureos Gardner p. 23
2006Galeodea koureos Perrilliat et al. p. 159

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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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyCassinaeLatreille 1825
genusGaleodeaLink 1807
specieskoureos(Gardner 1939)

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.

Galeodea koureos Gardner 1939
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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 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Lutetian or 59.24000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Texas) Galeodea koureos (91846)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Alabama) Galeodea koureos (92352)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Louisiana) Galeodea koureos (101126)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Galeodea koureos (42939 42940)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Mexico (Tamaulipas) Galeodea koureos (99347)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Alabama) Galeodea koureos (80779)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Mexico (Chiapas) Galeodea koureos (79943)