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Ranella cowlitzensis

Gastropoda - Cymatiidae

Taxonomy
Ranella cowlitzensis was named by Weaver (1912). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Ranella cowlitzensis Weaver p. 41 figs. Plate II, Fig. 15

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCymatiidaeIredale 1913
genusRanellaLamarck 1816
speciescowlitzensis

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.

†Ranella cowlitzensis Weaver 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2006-11-12 08:17:11
Modified: 2006-11-12 10:17:11
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Thanetian or 59.24000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Mexico (Baja) Ranella cowlitzensis (176457)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Mexico (Baja California) Ranella cowlitzensis (205349)