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Varicigera choffati

Gastropoda - Tylostomatidae

Taxonomy
Varicigera choffati was named by Douvillé (1916). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gebel Manzour (Upper Albian limestone), which is in an Albian carbonate limestone in Egypt.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Varicigera choffati Douvillé p. 143 figs. Pl. 19, Fig. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Campanilimorpha(Haszprunar 1988)
superfamilyCampaniloideaDouvillé 1904
familyTylostomatidaeStoliczka 1868
genusVaricigeraSharpe 1849
specieschoffati

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.

†Varicigera choffati Douvillé 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-19 08:44:14
Modified: 2009-09-19 10:44:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Albian or 105.30000 to 99.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Egypt Varicigera choffati (type locality: 171310)