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Ficus (Trophosycon) clallamensis

Gastropoda - Ficidae

Taxonomy
Ficus clallamensis was named by Weaver (1912). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UW 107, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in Washington.

It was recombined as Trophosycon clallamense by English (1914); it was recombined as Ficus (Trophosycon) clallamensis by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Ficus clallamensis Weaver p. 74 figs. Pl. 9, fig. 73
1914Trophosycon clallamense English p. 250
1931Ficus (Trophosycon) clallamensis Grant, IV and Gale p. 750

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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
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864
familyFicidaeMeek 1864
genusFicusRöding 1798
subgenusTrophosycon(Cooper 1894)
speciesclallamensis()

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Washington) Ficus clallamensis (241832)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Ficus clallamensis (37594) Trophosycon clallamensis (37583 37585)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Washington) Ficus clallamensis (type locality: 241879)