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Paraseraphs cantamessae

Gastropoda - Seraphsidae

Taxonomy
Paraseraphs cantamessae was named by Maxwell et al. (2018). Its type specimen is USNM 135097A, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Port Antonio, Eocene, which is in a Priabonian marine limestone in the White Limestone Formation of Jamaica.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. placitus, P. praecedens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Paraseraphs cantamessae Maxwell et al. p. 1371 figs. Fig. 1

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familySeraphsidaeGray 1853
genusParaseraphs
speciescantamessae

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.

†Paraseraphs cantamessae Maxwell et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Jamaica Paraseraphs cantamessae (type locality: 205354)