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Neosconsia ecuadoriana

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Neosconsia ecuadoriana was named by Olsson (1964). Its type specimen is USNM 644216, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Quebrada Camarones [Esmeraldas Fm], which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone/sandstone in the Esmeraldas Formation of Ecuador. It is the type species of Neosconsia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Neosconsia ecuadoriana Olsson p. 168 figs. pl. 30, figs. 5, 5a
2010Neosconsia ecuadoriana Beu p. 318

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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
genusNeosconsiaOlsson 1964
speciesecuadorianaOlsson 1964

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.

†Neosconsia ecuadoriana Olsson 1964
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) Neosconsia ecuadoriana (type locality: 60771 60772)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Neosconsia ecuadoriana (131293 131332 131333 131334)