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Weeksiidae

Gastropoda - Weeksiidae

Taxonomy
Weeksiidae was named by Sohl (1960) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5264]. Its type is Weeksia.

It was assigned to Hypsogastropoda by Jeffery (2003); and to Neogastropoda by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Subtaxa
Weeksia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Weeksiidae Sohl p. 50
2003Weeksiidae Jeffery
2005Weeksiidae Bouchet et al. p. 254

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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)
familyWeeksiidae
familyWeeksiidae

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.

Fm. †Weeksiidae Sohl 1960
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G. †Weeksia Stephenson 1941
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Weeksia amplificata Wade 1926
Weeksia deplanata Johnson 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Arizona) Weeksia sp. (53504)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Tennessee) Pseudomalaxis amplificata (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Weeksia sp. (6171)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Weeksia lubbocki (7482)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Weeksia amplificata (7515)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Weeksia peplanata (125950)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Weeksia amplificata (4118 7475 7477 7487 7586 7592)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Weeksia amplificata (4197) Weeksia deplanata (4186 4196 4217 4225 83225 83237) Weeksia sp. (4216)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Weeksia sp. (4368 4369)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Missouri) Weeksia sp. (4385)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Weeksia deplanata (4135 4137 4140 4147 4160 4164 4167)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Weeksia lubbocki (7480 7494 7495 205446)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Weeksia amplificata (205445)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Weeksia amplificata (7600)