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Euspira vicanus

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Polinices (Lunatia) vicanus was named by Olsson (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jabonillal [Restin Fm], which is in a Bartonian coastal shale in the Restin Formation of Peru.

It was recombined as Euspira vicanus by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Polinices (Lunatia) vicanus Olsson pp. 59-60 figs. pl. 13, figs. 7, 8
2008Euspira vicanus Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusEuspiraAgassiz 1837
speciesvicanus()

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.

Euspira vicanus Olsson 1928
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-10-20 01:35:19
Modified: 2018-03-19 13:36:54
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Polinices vicanus (type locality: 88362)