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Chenopus (Maussenetia) dimorphospira

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Chenopus (Maussenetia) dimorphospira was named by Cossmann and Pissarro (1909).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. costae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Chenopus (Maussenetia) dimorphospira Cossmann and Pissarro
1920Chenopus (Maussenetia) dimorphospira Douvillé p. 152 figs. Pl 1, figs 6,7

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
genusChenopusPhilippi
subgenusMaussenetia(Cossmann 1904)
speciesdimorphospiraCossmann and Pissarro 1909

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.

†Chenopus (Maussenetia) dimorphospira Cossmann and Pissarro 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Niger Rostellaria goniophora (97596)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Mali Rostellaria goniophora (83984)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Niger Chenopus dimorphospira (83985)