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Helicaulax latealata

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Helicaulax latealata 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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Helicaulax latealata Riedel p. 93 figs. Pl 19, figs 6,6a,7,8,9
1955Helicaulax latealata Reyment p. 150 figs. Pl 3, fig 9

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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
subfamilyAnchurinae
genusHelicaulaxGabb 1868
specieslatealata

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.

Helicaulax latealata Riedel 1933
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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: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 89.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Cameroon Helicaulax latealata (type locality: 177976 209692)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Nigeria Helicaulax latealata (1361)