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Cristispira pugetensis

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Cristispira pugetensis was named by Allison (1965) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; Washington.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Cristispira.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Cristispira pugetensis Allison
2007Cristispira pugetensis DeVries p. 338

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
genusCristispiraAllison 1965
speciespugetensisAllison 1965

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.

Cristispira pugetensis Allison 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Bartonian or 58.70000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Canada (Yukon) Cristispira pugetensis (41535)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Washington) Cristispira pugetensis (43341 43347)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Alaska) Turritella uvasana (193093)