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Cryptoconus sandiegoensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Cryptoconus sandiegoensis was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 30909, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Cryptoconus sandiegoensis Hanna p. 326 figs. Plate 54, figures 11, 12, and 13

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusCryptoconusKoenen 1867
speciessandiegoensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
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