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Gyrodes americanus

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Mammilla americana was named by Wade (1926).

It was recombined as Gyrodes americanus by Sohl (1960).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. gaultinus, G. genti, G. nagaoi, G. rotundus, G. tramitensis, G. renniei, G. woodsi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Mammilla americana Wade
1941Gyrodes subcarinatus Stephenson
1960Gyrodes americanus Sohl p. 119 figs. Pl 16, figs 8,12,16,22; pl 17, figs 28,31,32

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyAmpullospirinaeCox 1930
genusGyrodesConrad 1860
speciesamericanus(Wade 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.

†Gyrodes americanus Wade 1926
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Invalid names: Gyrodes subcarinatus Stephenson 1941 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-10-20 01:54:26
Modified: 2004-10-20 03:54:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Gyrodes americanus (6175)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Gyrodes subcarinatus (7481 7482 7509 7552)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Gyrodes americanus (7466 7467 7470)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Gyrodes americanus (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Gyrodes subcarinatus (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Gyrodes americanus (7477 7478 7590 7591 7593)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Gyrodes americanus (4412 4416)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Gyrodes americanus (4367 4368 4369)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Gyrodes americanus (4237)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Gyrodes americanus (4548 205541) Gyrodes subcarinatus (7480 7495 7521 7550 7564 205446)