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Diozoptyxis ursana

Gastropoda - Campanilidae

Taxonomy
Diozoptyxis ursana was named by Saul and Squires (1998). Its type specimen is LACMIP 7908 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 10905, Bear Creek, which is in a Coniacian shoreface sandstone in the Redding Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Diozoptyxis ursana Saul and Squires p. 470 figs. Plate I, figures 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Campanilimorpha(Haszprunar 1988)
superfamilyCampaniloideaDouvillé 1904
familyCampanilidaeDouvillé 1904
genusDiozoptyxisCossmann 1896
speciesursana

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.

Diozoptyxis ursana Saul and Squires 1998
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 1998A Diozoptyxis with the posterior carina prominent and having larger nodes, the anterior one weaker with smaller, weaker nodes becoming obsolete.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-19 08:40:59
Modified: 2009-09-19 10:43:35
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (California) Diozoptyxis ursana (type locality: 62351 207525 207535 207536 207537)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (California) Diozoptyxis ursana (62358)