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Lunatia leptostomata

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Lunatia leptostomata was named by Riedel (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Near Bombe, Mungo River, which is in a Coniacian carbonate limestone in the Mungo River Formation of Cameroon.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. constricta, L. dakotensis, L. groenlandica, L. lateaperta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Lunatia leptostomata Riedel p. 79 figs. Pl 18, figs 16,17; text-fig 18

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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
genusLunatiaGray 1847
speciesleptostomata

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.

†Lunatia leptostomata Riedel 1933
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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: Coniacian or 89.80000 to 86.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Cameroon Lunatia leptostomata (type locality: 177976)