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Clavilithes tabulatus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Clavella tabulata was named by Dickerson (1913). Its type specimen is UCMP 11753 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 1853, Marysville Buttes, which is in a Ypresian marine horizon in the Capay Formation of California.

It was recombined as Clavilithes tabulatus by Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Squires (1988) and Squires and Demetrion (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Clavella tabulata Dickerson p. 283 figs. Plate 12, figure 7
1984Clavilithes tabulatus Squires p. 31 figs. Figure 8g
1987Clavilithes tabulatus Squires p. 41 figs. 54, 55
1988Clavilithes tabulatus Squires p. 14 fig. 34
1992Clavilithes tabulatus Squires and Demetrion p. 33

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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)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyFusininaeSwainson 1840
genusClavilithesSwainson 1840
speciestabulatus()

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.

†Clavilithes tabulatus Dickerson 1913
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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 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Mexico (Baja California) Clavilithes tabulatus (5499 5506)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Clavella tabulata (type locality: 122337) Clavilithes tabulatus (177611 178718 178719 178748 178749 178750 185192 193541)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3USA (California) Clavilithes tabulatus (8011)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Clavilithes tabulatus (5532 5542 5543 8012 207188 207189)