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Brachysphingus clarki

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Brachysphingus clarki was named by Weaver (1912). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vader, Olequah & Stillwater Creeks, which is in a Bartonian marine horizon in the Cowlitz Formation of Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Brachysphingus clarki Weaver p. 48

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusBrachysphingus
speciesclarki

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.

Brachysphingus clarki Weaver 1912
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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 41.03000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Brachysphingus clarki (241852)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Brachysphingus clarki (type locality: 238094)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Brachysphingus clarki (140006)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Brachysphingus clarki (202067)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Washington) Brachysphingus clarki (241805)