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Molopophorus cretaceus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Nassa cretacea was named by Gabb (1864). Its type specimen is ANSP 4197 (lectotype) and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Molopophorus cretaceus by Stewart (1927), Squires (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bogachielii, M. bretzi, M. californicus, M. denselineatus, M. longissimus, M. matthewi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Nassa cretacea Gabb p. 97 figs. pl. 18, fig. 49
1915Molopophorus tejonensis Dickerson p. 66 figs. Plate 8, figures 3a, 3b
1927Molopophorus cretaceus Stewart pp. 391 - 392 figs. Plate XXVIII, fig. 9
1984Molopophorus cretaceus Squires p. 31

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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()
speciescretaceus()

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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Invalid names: Molopophorus tejonensis Dickerson 1915 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Molopophorus cretaceus (122656)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Molopophorus tejonensis (207113)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Molopophorus cretaceus (200853) Molopophorus tejonensis (202094)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) Molopophorus tejonensis (191188 191189)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) Molopophorus tejonensis (52828)