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Pseudomalaxis ripleyana

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Architectonicidae

Taxonomy
Pseudomalaxis ripleyana was named by Wade (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Pseudomalaxis ripleyana Wade
1960Pseudomalaxis ripleyana Sohl p. 65 figs. Pl 6, figs 33,34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyArchitectonicoideaGray 1840
familyArchitectonicidaeGray 1850
genusPseudomalaxisFischer 1850
speciesripleyanaWade 1926

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: 2009-05-20 05:00:49
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:25:24
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Danian or 83.60000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) Pseudomalaxis ripleyana (type locality: 88357)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Pseudomalaxis ripleyana (7515)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Pseudomalaxis ripleyana (205445)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Maryland) Pseudomalaxis ripleyana (83135)