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Xenophora delecta

Gastropoda - Xenophoridae

Taxonomy
Phorus delecta was named by Guppy (1876). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Xenophora delecta by Landau and Marques da Silva (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
X. conchyliphora, X. prognata, X. transiens, X. wemmelensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Phorus delecta Guppy p. 529 figs. pl. 28, fig. 10
2010Xenophora delecta Landau and Marques da Silva p. 32

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyXenophoroideaTroschel 1852
familyXenophoridaeTroschel 1852
genusXenophoraFischer von Waldheim 1807
speciesdelecta(Guppy 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.

†Xenophora delecta Guppy 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:06:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:06:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 23.04000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Grenada Xenophora delecta (58652)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Xenophora delecta (93644 131519)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Xenophora delecta (93059)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Dominican Republic Xenophora delecta (74914 74915)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Xenophora delecta (84952 84956 84974 90619 93606 93652 93687 93712 131374 131560 131563 131567 131568 131569 131645 131656 131658)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Xenophora delecta (74911 74966 74967 75036 75037 75038)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Xenophora delecta (58815 58823)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Venezuela Xenophora delecta (96486)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Xenophora delecta (74970 93733 93737)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Venezuela Xenophora delecta (111011)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Jamaica Xenophora delecta (58522 69093 69094)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Xenophora delecta (59484 59486)