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Roxania modesta

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata

Taxonomy
Roxania modesta was named by Traub (1938). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mt. Haunsberg, which is in a Paleocene coastal sandstone/marl in the Oiching Formation of Austria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Roxania modesta Traub p. 101 figs. Pl 8, figs 19a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyHaminoeoideaPilsbry 1895
genusRoxaniaLeach In Gray 1847
speciesmodesta

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.

Roxania modesta Traub 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:26:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:26:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) Roxania modesta (type locality: 84335)