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Endoptygma umbilicata

Gastropoda - Xenophoridae

Taxonomy
Phorus umbilicatus was named by Tourney (1854) [Late Cretaceous (Senonian), Alabama]. It is the type species of Endoptygma.

It was recombined as Endoptygma umbilicata by Gabb (1876), Gabb (1877).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Phorus umbilicatus Tourney
1876Endoptygma umbilicata Gabb p. 302 figs. pl. 17, figs. 8, 9
1877Endoptygma umbilicata Gabb

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyXenophoroideaTroschel 1852
familyXenophoridaeTroschel 1852
genusEndoptygma
speciesumbilicata(Tourney 1854)

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.

†Endoptygma umbilicata Tourney 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:06:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:06:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available