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Cryptochorda (Cryptochorda) californica

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Ancilla (Oliverato) californica was named by Cooper (1894). Its type specimen is CAS syntypes 8a-d and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Oliverato californica by Dickerson (1913); it was recombined as Cryptochorda californica by Turner (1938); it was recombined as Cryptochorda (Cryptochorda) californica by Squires (1984) and Squires (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Ancilla (Oliverato) californica Cooper p. 43 figs. Pl. 1, Figs. 6-11
1913Oliverato californica Dickerson p. 286 figs. Plate 13, figures 4a and 4b
1938Cryptochorda californica Turner p. 72
1984Cryptochorda (Cryptochorda) californica Squires p. 43 figs. pl. 1, figs. 6-11
1987Cryptochorda (Cryptochorda) californica Squires p. 45 fig. 64

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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
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVolutinaeRafinesque 1815
genusCryptochordaMörch 1858
subgenusCryptochordaMörch 1858
speciescalifornica()

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 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Oregon) Cryptochorda californica (200792 200795 200796 200798 200800 200804)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Ancilla californica (122337 200271)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Cryptochorda californica (146900)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Ancilla californica (91476)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Oregon) Cryptochorda californica (200880 200912 201033 201040 201041)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Cryptochorda californica (207188)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Ancilla californica (122295)