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Anchura (Helicaulax) tricosa

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Anchura (Helicaulax) tricosa was named by Saul and Popenoe (1993). Its type specimen is USNM 465514 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Anchura (Helicaulax) tricosa Saul and Popenoe p. 356 figs. Figures 11-18

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyAnchurinae
genusAnchuraGabb 1868
subgenusHelicaulax
speciestricosa

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.

†Anchura (Helicaulax) tricosa Saul and Popenoe 1993
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993A large-sized Helicaulax with a long, posterior prong that is at an angle to the shell axis and a falcate outer lip broadened both anteriorly and posteriorly by angulate flanges.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Anchura falciformis (220390 220930 220931) Anchura tricosa (220941 239925 239927 239928)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Anchura condoniana (80933 80935 80938 80939 80940) Anchura falciformis (220939 221082) Anchura tricosa (17404 223859 239859 239926)