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Hespererato oppenheimeri

Gastropoda - Eratoidae

Taxonomy
Hespererato oppenheimeri was named by Kensley and Pether (1986). Its type specimen is SAM K1428, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Hespererato oppenheimeri Kensley and Pether pp. 199 - 200 figs. pl. 19 f. c

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyEratoidaeGill 1871
subfamilyEratoinaeGill 1871
genusHespereratoSchilder 1932
speciesoppenheimeri

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.

Hespererato oppenheimeri Kensley and Pether 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58South Africa (Western Cape) Hespererato oppenheimeri (118257 118306 118317 118318 118319)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa (Western Cape) Hespererato oppenheimeri (118311)