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Gyrodes robustus

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Gyrodes robustus was named by Waring (1917) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10094]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Southwest of Santa Susana, which is in a Danian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Las Virgenes Formation of California.

It was recombined as Gyrodes (Gyrodes) robustus by Popenoe et al. (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Gyrodes robustus Waring p. 84 figs. Pl. 13, Figs. 11 and 12
1977Gyrodes robustus Marincovich p. 243
1987Gyrodes (Gyrodes) robustus Popenoe et al. p. 77 figs. Figure 4.2, 4.8

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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
genusGyrodesConrad 1860
speciesrobustus

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.

Gyrodes robustus Waring 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-10-20 01:54:26
Modified: 2004-10-20 03:54:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Thanetian or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (California) Gyrodes robustus (type locality: 193035)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Mexico (Baja) Gyrodes robustus (176456)