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Amauropsis martinezensis

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Amauropsis martinezensis was named by Dickerson (1914) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10079]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 1540, Stewartville, which is in a Selandian marine sandstone in California.

It was recombined as Amaurellina martinezensis by Compton (1944); it was recombined as Euspirocrommium martinezensis by Weaver (1949).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bulbiformis, A. burnsii, A. lirata, A. nativitatis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Amauropsis martinezensis Dickerson p. 142 figs. pl. 13, fig. 4a, 4b
1925Amauropsis martinezensis Nelson p. 419
1944Amaurellina martinezensis Compton p. 467
1949Euspirocrommium martinezensis Weaver p. 73
1977Amauropsis martinezensis Marincovich p. 221

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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
genusAmauropsisMörch 1857
speciesmartinezensis

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.

†Amauropsis martinezensis Dickerson 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 66.00000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Mexico Amauropsis martinezensis (47948)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (California) Amauropsis martinezensis (193035)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Amaurellina martinezensis (90071) Amauropsis martinezensis (190769 190781 190784 190785 190787 190795 190800)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) Amaurellina martinezensis (205398) Amauropsis martinezensis (type locality: 184016)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Mexico (Baja) Amauropsis martinezensis (176456)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Amauropsis martinezensis (205393 238831 238832 238834 238836 238842) Euspirocrommium martinezensis (52610 52611 52618)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene58.7 - 48.6USA (California) Amauropsis martinezensis (237469)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Euspirocrommium martinezensis (52614)