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Taioma patagonica

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Taioma patagonica was named by Griffin and Hünicken (1994). Its type specimen is COR-PZ 2287, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sierra Dorotea H-58, level e, g, h, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Cerro Cazador Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. antarctocarinata, T. bicarinata, T. charcotianus, T. texana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Taioma patagonica Griffin and Hünicken

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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)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyFusininaeSwainson 1840
genusTaiomaFinlay and Marwick 1937
speciespatagonica

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.

†Taioma patagonica Griffin and Hünicken 1994
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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 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Taioma patagonica (type locality: 242037)