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Cassis floridensis

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Synonyms
  • Cassis schnireli was named by Petuch (1994). Its type specimen is UF 66233, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Cassis floridensis by Beu (2010).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Cassis floridensis Tucker and Wilson p. 11 figs. pl. 2, figs. 2, 5
1994Cassis schnireli Petuch p. 271 figs. pl. 36, fig. j; pl. 37, figs. c-d
2010Cassis floridensis Beu p. 218

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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
genusCassisScopoli 1777
speciesfloridensisTucker and Wilson 1932

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.

Cassis floridensis Tucker and Wilson 1932
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Invalid names: Cassis schnireli 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: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (Florida) Cassis floridensis (79959 79960)