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Cryptonatica oregonensis

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Lunatia oregonensis was named by Conrad (1865). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Natica (Cryptonatica) oregonensis by Marincovich (1977); it was recombined as Cryptonatica oregonensis by Moore (1963), Hendy (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. janthostomoides, C. operculata, Natica platabasis

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Lunatia oregonensis Conrad p. 151
1909Ampullina (Amauropsis) oregonensis Dall p. 91 figs. pl. 3, fig. 7
1963Cryptonatica oregonensis Moore p. 27 figs. Plate 2, figures 2-4, 16, 17
1977Natica (Cryptonatica) oregonensis Marincovich p. 418
2020Cryptonatica oregonensis Hendy

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyNaticinaeGuilding 1834
genusCryptonaticaDall 1892
speciesoregonensis(Conrad 1865)

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.

†Cryptonatica oregonensis Conrad 1865
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Invalid names: Ampullina (Amauropsis) oregonensis Dall 1909 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 20.45000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Oregon) Cryptonatica oregonensis (39583 39805)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Cryptonatica oregonensis (39599 39600 39603 39604 39605 39606 39698 39799 39800 39801 39807 201690)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Ampullina oregonensis (71148)