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Xenophora (Endoptygma) plicata

Gastropoda - Xenophoridae

Taxonomy
Nerinea plicata was named by Zekeli (1852).

It was recombined as Xenophora (Endoptygma) plicata by Squires and Saul (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
X. conchyliphora, X. prognata, X. transiens, X. wemmelensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Nerinea plicata Zekeli p. 37 figs. Taf. V, Fig. 2
2001Xenophora (Endoptygma) plicata Squires and Saul p. 52

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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
superfamilyXenophoroideaTroschel 1852
familyXenophoridaeTroschel 1852
genusXenophora
subgenusEndoptygma
speciesplicata(Zekeli 1852)

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: 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

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Xenophora plicata (177758)