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Ellipsoscapha striatella

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Scaphandridae

Taxonomy
Ellipsoscapha striatella was named by Shumard (1861) [m. kosnik taxon no: 2414].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. occidentalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Ellipsoscapha striatella Shumard
1941Ellipsoscapha striatella Stephenson p. 392

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyScaphandridaeSars 1878
genusEllipsoscaphaStephenson 1941
speciesstriatellaShumard 1861

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.

†Ellipsoscapha striatella Shumard 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:31:35
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:35
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Ellipsoscapha striatella (7481 7482 7500 7502 7503 7579)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Ellipsoscapha striatella (7493 7494)