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Spirotropis bainbridgensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Drilliidae

Taxonomy
Spirotropis bainbridgensis was named by Durham (1944). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is A-1804, A-1812 Bremerton Inlet, which is in a Chattian marine conglomerate/shale in the Blakeley Formation of Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. claibornica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Spirotropis bainbridgensis Durham p. 182

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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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyDrilliidae(Olsson 1964)
genusSpirotropisSars 1878
speciesbainbridgensis

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 mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Spirotropis bainbridgensis (type locality: 91615)