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Northia northiae miocenica

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Northia northiae miocenica was named by Olsson (1922). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Northia northiae miocenica Olsson p. 124 figs. pl. 9, figs. 7, 14

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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)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusNorthiaGray 1847
speciesnorthiae(Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon 1833)
subspeciesmiocenica

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.

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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Piacenzian or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Northia northiae (134657)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Northia northiae (134652 134653)