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Currylimacina cossmanni

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Limacinidae

Taxonomy
Skaptotion cossmanni was named by Curry (1982). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tuilerie de Gan (BMNH collection), which is in a Ypresian offshore shelf marl/claystone in the Marnes de Gan Formation of France.

It was recombined as Currylimacina cossmanni by Cahuzac and Janssen (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Skaptotion cossmanni Curry
2010Currylimacina cossmanni Cahuzac and Janssen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderThecosomataBlainville 1823
familyLimacinidaeBlainville 1823
genusCurrylimacinaJanssen 2003
speciescossmanni(Curry 1982)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:42:58
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:42:58
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France Currylimacina cossmanni (183746 183749) Skaptotion cossmanni (171369)