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Trophosycon ocoyanum

Gastropoda - Ficidae

Taxonomy
Sycotypus ocoyanus was named by Conrad (1855).

It was recombined as Ficus (Trophosycon) ocoyanus by Loel and Corey (1932); it was recombined as Trophosycon ocoyanum by Moore (1963); it was misspelled as Ficus (Trophosycon) ocoyana by Stanton (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Sycotypus ocoyanus Conrad p. 19 figs. pi. vi, fig. 72
1932Ficus (Trophosycon) ocoyanus Loel and Corey p. 251 figs. Plate 48, figure 13
1963Trophosycon ocoyanum Moore p. 22 figs. Plate 3, figures 14-16
1966Ficus (Trophosycon) ocoyana Stanton, Jr. p. 33 figs. Pl. 7, figs. 9, 10

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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
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864
familyFicidaeMeek 1864
genusTrophosyconRöding 1798
speciesocoyanum()

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.

†Trophosycon ocoyanum Conrad 1855
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†Ficus (Trophosycon) ocoyana contignata Grant, IV and Gale 1931
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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 07:59:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 18.50000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 16.3 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Ficus ocoyanus (237901 238171 238178 238183 238191 238253) Trophosycon ocoyanus (208581)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Ficus ocoyana (59073)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (California) Ficus ocoyana (206393)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Trophosycon ocoyanum (201690)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (Oregon) Trophosycon ocoyanum (39806)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Ficus ocoyana (97234)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Ficus ocoyana (96904 97210 97233 97235 97236 97242)