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Peruficus olssoni

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Peruficus olssoni was named by Clark and Durham (1946). Its type specimen is CAS 35015, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UC S60, which is in the Eocene of sandstone/conglomerate Colombia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Peruficus olssoni Clark and Durham p. 40 figs. pl. 21, figs. 20, 22, 23

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
genusPeruficus
speciesolssoni

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.

†Peruficus olssoni Clark and Durham 1946
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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 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Bolivar) Peruficus olssoni (type locality: 3315)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Colombia (Sucre) Peruficus olssoni (42838)