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Gyrodes (Hypterita) robsauli

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Gyrodes (Hypterita) robsauli was named by Popenoe et al. (1987) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9662]. Its type specimen is UCLA 59782 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCLA loc. 5902, Oil Canyon, which is in a Maastrichtian marine horizon in the Panoche Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Gyrodes (Hypterita) robsauli Popenoe et al. p. 89 figs. Figure 4.11-4.14, 4.16-4.19, 4.21-4.23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyAmpullospirinaeCox 1930
genusGyrodesConrad 1860
subgenusHypterita(Woodring 1957)
speciesrobsauli

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 (Hypterita) robsauli Popenoe et al. 1987
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (California) Gyrodes robsauli (72054)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Gyrodes robsauli (type locality: 215320 239863)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Gyrodes robsauli (72061)