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Hemifusus sopenahensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Hemifusus sopenahensis was named by Weaver (1912).

It was recombined as Nyctilochus sopenahensis by Dickerson (1916).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Hemifusus sopenahensis Weaver p. 44 figs. Plate I, Figs. 2, 3
1915Hemifusus sopenahensis Dickerson p. 67 figs. Plate 8, figures 2a, 2b
1916Nyctilochus sopenahensis Dickerson p. 421

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusHemifususRöding 1798
speciessopenahensis

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.

Hemifusus sopenahensis Weaver 1912
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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 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Nyctilochus sopenahensis (207112 207113)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Hemifusus sopenahensis (139020)