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Variseila

Gastropoda - Triforidae

Taxonomy
Variseila was named by Dockery (1993) [m. kosnik taxon no: 4877].

It was assigned to Triforidae by Dockery (1993).

Species
V. meeki

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Variseila Dockery

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyTriforidaeJousseaume 1884
genusVariseilaDockery 1993

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.

G. †Variseila Dockery 1993
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†Variseila meeki Wade 1926
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 08:29:55
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:29:55
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Danian or 89.80000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Cameroon Cerithiopsis meeki (209673)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (North Carolina) Seila meeki (7612)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Seila meeki (6660) V. meeki (7456 7459 32139 32140 32141)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) Cerithiopsis meeki (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Seila meeki (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Seila meeki (7593)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Seila meeki (7600)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) V. meeki (205445)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Texas) V. sp. (205466)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark V. eocostata, V. fissicosta, V. sp. 1, V. sp. 2 (176994)