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Strepsidura ficus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Whitneya ficus was named by Gabb (1864). Its type specimen is ANSP 4331 (lectotype) and is a 3D body fossil.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Stewart (1927); it was recombined as Strepsidura ficus by Squires (1984), Squires (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Whitneya ficus Gabb p. 104 figs. pl. 28, fig. 216
1915Whitneya ficus Dickerson p. 69 figs. Plate 9, figures 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d
1925Whitneya ficus Anderson and Hanna p. 53
1984Strepsidura ficus Squires p. 33 figs. Figure 8m
1987Strepsidura ficus Squires p. 42 fig. 59

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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)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyPseudolivinaeCossmann 1901
genusStrepsiduraSwainson 1840
speciesficus()

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.

Strepsidura ficus Gabb 1864
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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Whitneya ficus (91476 190801 207112 207113 207115 207123 207127)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Texas) Strepsidura ficus (98730)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Strepsidura ficus (178733 194411 200842 202094 207183 207188)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) Strepsidura ficus (194184 194185 194193)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (California) Whitneya ficus (122340)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (California) Whitneya ficus (239767)