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Conomitra vernoniana

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Costellariidae

Taxonomy
Conomitra vernoniana was named by Hickman (1980). Its type specimen is USNM 251407, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Columbia (USGS 15280) - Hickman (1980), which is in a Priabonian deep-water siltstone/mudstone in the Keasey Formation of Oregon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Conomitra vernoniana Hickman p. 63 figs. I. 8, figs. 12-15

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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
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyCostellariidaeMacDonald 1860
genusConomitraConrad 1865
speciesvernoniana

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.

Conomitra vernoniana Hickman 1980
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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 08:21:32
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:32
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Conomitra vernoniana (39951 40182 40189 40191 40192 40195 40197 type locality: 40199 40202 40204)
Priabonian - Rupelian37.71 - 27.3USA (Oregon) Conomitra vernoniana (40187)