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Vicarya (Shoshiroia) yabei

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Vicarya (Shoshiroia) yabei was named by Kamada (1960). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Koyagi coal mine, which is in an Eocene coastal horizon in the Hashima Formation of Japan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. daphne, V. ibarumensis, V. japonica, V. liaqati, V. yokayamai, V. yokomai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Vicarya (Shoshiroia) yabei Kamada p. 292 figs. Plate 30, Figs 4, 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPotamididae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusVicaryad'Archiac and Haime 1854
subgenusShoshiroia
speciesyabei

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: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:14:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:14:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Priabonian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Japan (Nagasaki) Vicarya yabei (type locality: 205058)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Japan Vicarya yabei (179914)