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Levifusus mortonii

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Levifusus mortonii Kosnik

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusLevifususConrad 1865
speciesmortonii

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 15:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Alabama) Levifusus mortonii (1436)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Mississippi) Levifusus mortonii (2415)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Levifusus mortonii (2416 2418 2419 2422 2423 5312 5318 5322 81266 90600 205438 205489)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Levifusus mortonii (205508)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (South Carolina) Levifusus mortonii (92308 92355)