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Surcula (Surculites) andersoni

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Surcula (Surculites) andersoni was named by Dickerson (1914). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 243, south of Muir Station, which is in a Selandian coastal siliciclastic in the Vine Hill Formation of California.

It was recombined as Turricula andersoni by Nelson (1925).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Surcula (Surculites) andersoni Dickerson p. 136 figs. plate 11, fig. 6
1925Turricula andersoni Nelson figs. (faunal checklist)

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
genusSurculaConrad 1865
subgenusSurculites
speciesandersoni

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: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:09:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.66000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) Surcula andersoni (type locality: 81800)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) Turricula andersoni (239714)