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Calliovarica oregonensis

Gastropoda - Chilodontaidae

Taxonomy
Calliovarica oregonensis was named by Hickman (2018). Its type specimen is UCMP 110715, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP IP6496 (=USGS 16981), which is in an Eocene marine siltstone in the Nestucca Formation of Oregon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Calliovarica oregonensis Hickman p. 3 figs. 2A-C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilySeguenzioideaVerril 1884
familyChilodontaidae(Wenz 1938)
genusCalliovarica
speciesoregonensis

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.

†Calliovarica oregonensis Hickman 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:46:29
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:18
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Calliovarica oregonensis (type locality: 192865)