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Vermetus cornejoi

Gastropoda - Vermetidae

Taxonomy

Vermetus (Burtinella) cornejoi was named by Castillo and Aguilera (1895).

It was recombined as Vermetus cornejoi by Imlay (1940).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

V. adansoni, V. arenarius, V. bognorensis, V. deshayesi, V. desmoulinsi, V. gaultinus, V. gigas, V. glomeratus, V. granulatus, V. gregarius, V. indentatus, V. melendezi, V. moerchi, V. polyphyragama, V. sanctae-crucis, V. subcancellatus, V. sulcovaricosus, V. tracheaeformis, V. triqueter, V. triquetrus, V. triquetus, V. spirulaea, V. subvarians, V. arenarius, V. compactus, V. indentatus

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1895	Vermetus (Burtinella) cornejoi Castillo and Aguilera p. 12 figs. Pl 6, figs 5-7
1940	Vermetus cornejoi Imlay p. 157 figs. Pl 14, figs 2-6; pl 15, figs 5-8

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamily	Vermetoidea	Rafinesque 1815
family	Vermetidae	Rafinesque 1815
genus	Vermetus	Daudin 1800
species	cornejoi	(Castillo and Aguilera 1895)

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.

†Vermetus cornejoi Castillo and Aguilera 1895

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitec

Locomotion:

stationaryf

Attached:

yesf

Life habit:

epifaunalf

Diet:

suspension feederf

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2009-05-20 09:50:39

Modified:

2009-09-10 10:04:10

Source: f = family, c = class

Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Hauterivian or 143.10000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (8 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Berriasian	143.1 - 137.05	Mexico (Eastern Durango)	Vermetus cornejoi (2155)
Berriasian	143.1 - 137.05	Mexico (Durango)	Vermetus cornejoi (2152 2153 2154 2156)
Valanginian - Berriasian	137.05 - 137.05	Mexico (Coahuila)	Vermetus cornejoi (2150)
Hauterivian	132.6 - 125.77	Mexico (Coahuila)	Vermetus cornejoi (2145 2148)