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Moniliopsis paytensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Moniliopsis paytensis was named by Olsson (1930). Its type locality is Lomitos Cgl, Talara Fm - Yasila and Jaquay Cunas, which is in a Bartonian coastal sandstone in the Talara Formation of Peru.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Clathrodrillia freyei, Scobinella elaborata, Scobinella hammettensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Moniliopsis paytensis Olsson p. 32 figs. 3: 8, 14, 15

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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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusMoniliopsisConrad 1865
speciespaytensis

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.

†Moniliopsis paytensis Olsson 1930
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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 08:08:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Moniliopsis paytensis (type locality: 52526)