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Priscaphander sanjosensis

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata

Taxonomy
Priscaphander sanjosensis was named by Griffin and Hünicken (1994). Its type specimen is COR-PZ 2258, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sierra Dorotea H-109, level j, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Cerro Cazador Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. bracaccini, P. bullariformis, P. cingulatus, P. patagonica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Priscaphander sanjosensis Griffin and Hünicken

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspida(Fischer 1883)
genusPriscaphanderFinlay & Marwick 1937
speciessanjosensis

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.

†Priscaphander sanjosensis Griffin and Hünicken 1994
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Paleocene or 72.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Priscaphander sanjosensis (type locality: 242041 242042)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Argentina Priscaphander sanjosensis (99400)