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Ampullospira susanaensis

Gastropoda - Ampullinidae

Taxonomy
Ampullospira susanaensis was named by Nelson (1925) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10086]. Its type specimen is CAS 985, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS loc. 391, Runkle Canyon, Simi Hills, which is in a Selandian marine siliciclastic in the Santa Susana Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Ampullospira susanaensis Nelson p. 420 figs. pl. 54, fig. 7
1977Ampullospira susanaensis Marincovich p. 231

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyAmpullinoideaCossmann 1918
familyAmpullinidaeCossmann 1918
genusAmpullospiraFérussac 1822
speciessusanaensis

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.

†Ampullospira susanaensis Nelson 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-15 09:36:57
Modified: 2009-09-15 11:36:57
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Selandian or 61.66000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) Ampullospira susanaensis (type locality: 239721)