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Exilia taliaferroi

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Ptychatractidae

Taxonomy
Exilia taliaferroi was named by Vokes (1939). Its type specimen is UCMP 15781 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. crassistria, E. dalli, E. dicersoni, E. narymensis, E. waihaoensis, E. wellmani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Exilia taliaferroi Vokes p. 125 figs. plate 17, fig. 21
1940Exilia taliaferroi Bentson p. 209 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 14

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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
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyPtychatractidae
genusExiliaConrad 1860
speciestaliaferroi

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.

†Exilia taliaferroi Vokes 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Paleocene to the top of the Ypresian or 66.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Exilia taliaferroi (11117)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Exilia perkinsiana (122294)