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Epitonium (Cirsotrema) saundersi

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Epitonium (Arctoscala) saundersi Tegland p. 133 figs. pl. 13, figs. 7-9
1937Epitonium (Cirsotrema) saundersi Durham p. 491 figs. Plate 57, figure 21
1944Epitonium (Cirsotrema) saundersi Durham p. 158

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusEpitoniumMörch 1852
subgenusCirsotrema
speciessaundersi()

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
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Epitonium saundersi (52356 52362 208161)