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Siphonalia vistaensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Siphonalia vistaensis was named by Givens and Kennedy (1976). Its type specimen is UCR 4865/120, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vista, Horizon 2, which is in a Lutetian peritidal sandstone/siltstone in the Delmar Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Siphonalia vistaensis Givens and Kennedy p. 972 figs. Plate 4, Figs. 5-8

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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
genusSiphonaliaAdams 1863
speciesvistaensis

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.

†Siphonalia vistaensis Givens and Kennedy 1976
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Siphonalia vistaensis (type locality: 200657)