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Boggsia tenuis

Gastropoda - Melanopsidae

Taxonomy
Potamides tenuis was named by Gabb (1864).

It was recombined as Boggsia tenuis by Squires and Saul (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Potamides tenuis Gabb p. 130 figs. PL 20, Fig. 86
1927Potamides tenuis Stewart p. 356 figs. Plate XXIII, figs. 8, 9
1997Boggsia tenuis Squires and Saul p. 196 figs. Figures 4 to 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyMelanopsidae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusBoggsiaOlsson 1929
speciestenuis()

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.

Boggsia tenuis Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:13:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:13:46
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2USA (California) Boggsia tenuis (3889 239930)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Boggsia tenuis (210575 210581 210583)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Colombia) Boggsia tenuis (210589)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Boggsia tenuis (3888 3890 69310 69312 86936 86939 210580 210584 210585 210586 210587 220350) Potamides tenuis (239772)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Washington) Boggsia tenuis (210588)