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Konistra biconica

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Gosavia biconica was named by Anderson (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 1294A - Sand Flat, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the Redding Formation of California. It is the type species of Konistra.

It was recombined as Konistra biconica by Saul and Popenoe (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Gosavia biconica Anderson p. 175 figs. Plate 75, figures 3, 3a
1993Konistra biconica Saul and Popenoe p. 381 figs. Figures 114-120

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAthletinaePilsbry and Olsson 1954
genusKonistra
speciesbiconica()

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.

Konistra biconica Anderson 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Gosavia biconica (239862)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Konistra biconica (219330)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (California) Palaeatractus crassus (44268)