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Xenophora willisi

Gastropoda - Xenophoridae

Taxonomy

Xenophora willisi was named by Webster (1983). Its type specimen is LACMIP 6453, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP 2852, which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian marine horizon in the Rosario Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1983	Xenophora willisi Webster p. 1092 figs. 2a-f, 3a

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
superfamily	Xenophoroidea	Troschel 1852
family	Xenophoridae	Troschel 1852
genus	Xenophora	Fischer von Waldheim 1807
species	willisi

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.

†Xenophora willisi Webster 1983

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Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
M. L. Webster 1983	Large xenophorids with very low whorls, a concave base, closed umbilicus, ovate aperture, and thickened labrum

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian	83.6 - 66.0	Mexico (Baja California)	Xenophora willisi (type locality: 190523 190524 190525 190526 190527 190528 190533)