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Johnwyattia johnwyatti

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Johnwyattiidae

Taxonomy
Johnwyattia johnwyatti was named by Etayo-Serna (1979). Its type specimen is UCMP 16005, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP C-14091, Manantial, which is in a Selandian paralic sandstone in the Manantial Formation of Colombia. It is the type species of Johnwyattia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Johnwyattia johnwyatti Etayo-Serna p. 33 figs. Pl 1, fig 12; pl. 2, fig 4; text-fig 4M

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
familyJohnwyattiidae()
genusJohnwyattia
speciesjohnwyatti

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.

Johnwyattia johnwyatti Etayo-Serna 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Selandian or 66.00000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Colombia (Guajira) Johnwyattia johnwyatti (99141)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24Colombia Johnwyattia johnwyatti (type locality: 180400)