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Ringicula (Ringiculopsis)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae

Taxonomy
Ringiculopsis was named by Chavan (1947) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Ringicula (Ringiculopsis) by Squires and Saul (2001).

It was assigned to Ringicula by Squires and Saul (2001); and to Cephalaspida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Ringiculopsis Chavan
2001Ringicula (Ringiculopsis) Squires and Saul p. 59
2002Ringiculopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyRingiculidaePhilippi 1853
genusRingiculaDeshayes 1838
subgenusRingiculopsis(Chavan 1947)

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.

Subg. †Ringicula (Ringiculopsis) Chavan 1947
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Ringicula (Ringiculopsis) hesperiae Squires and Saul 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:06:11
Modified: 2009-05-20 11:06:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Ringicula hesperiae (60806 99312)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Baja California) Ringicula hesperiae (86864)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Ringicula hesperiae (190523)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Ringicula hesperiae (176952 215316)