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Epitonium sillimani

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Epitonium sillimani Morton
1964Striaticostatum sillimani Sohl p. 319

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusEpitoniumBolten 1798
speciessillimaniMorton 1834

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.

Epitonium sillimani Morton 1834
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:37:01
Modified: 2018-03-19 13:34:38
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Striaticostatum sillimani (4105 4110)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Striaticostatum sillimani (4142 4147 4150 4163 4165 4168 7604)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Striaticostatum sillimani (4377)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Striaticostatum sillimani (4399)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Striaticostatum sillimani (4174 4178 4180 4182 4186 4189 4193 4194 4195 4197 4199 4202 4203 4205 4215 4229 83225)