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Viviparus marylandicus

Gastropoda - Viviparidae

Taxonomy
Viviparus marylandicus was named by Clark (1911). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arlington, which is in an Aptian terrestrial horizon in the Arundel Clay Formation of Maryland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Viviparus marylandicus Clark p. 212

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyViviparoideaGray 1847
familyViviparidaeGray 1847
subfamilyViviparinaeGray 1847
genusViviparusMontfort 1810
speciesmarylandicus

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.

†Viviparus marylandicus Clark 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-07-20 01:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 03:50:54
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2USA (Maryland) Viviparus marylandicus (type locality: 232239)