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Eocithara mutica californiensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Harpidae

Taxonomy
Eocithara mutica californiensis was named by Vokes (1937). Its type specimen is UCMP 30438 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. submutica, E. elegans, Harpa muticaeformis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Eocithara mutica californiensis Vokes p. 11 figs. pl. 2, figs. 2, 4, 6, 8
1984Eocithara mutica californiensis Squires p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyHarpidaeBronn 1849
subfamilyHarpinaeBronn 1849
genusEocitharaRöding 1798
speciesmutica
subspeciescaliforniensisVokes 1937

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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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 08:21:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (California) Eocithara mutica (200144)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Eocithara mutica (8012)