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Molopophorus aequicostatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Molopophorus aequicostatus was named by Vokes (1939). Its type specimen is UCMP 15941 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Molopophorus aequicostatus Vokes p. 143 figs. plate 19, fig. 5

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
genusMolopophorus()
speciesaequicostatus

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: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:08
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:50:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 61.66000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Russian Federation Molopophorus aequicostatus (162251)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Molopophorus aequicostatus (111552)