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Sconsia hodgii

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Cassis hodgii was named by Conrad (1841). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Galeodia hodgii by Conrad (1854); it was misspelled as Sconsia hodgei by Campbell (1995); it was recombined as Sconsia hodgii by Beu (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. prelintea

Synonyms
  • Sconsia metae was named by Petuch (1994). Its type specimen is UF 66236, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Sconsia hodgii by Beu (2010).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Cassis hodgii Conrad p. 346 figs. pl. 2, fig. 10
1854Galeodia hodgii Conrad p. 30
1994Sconsia metae Petuch pp. 118, 272 figs. p. 38, figs. L-M
1995Sconsia hodgei Campbell p. 175
2010Sconsia hodgii Beu p. 235

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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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyCassinaeLatreille 1825
genusSconsiaGray 1847
specieshodgii(Conrad 1841)

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.

†Sconsia hodgii Conrad 1841
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Invalid names: Sconsia metae Petuch 1994 [synonym]
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 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Sconsia hodgei (60940)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (North Carolina) Sconsia hodgei (59307 59310)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Sconsia hodgei (59486 79959) Sconsia metae (79960)