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Anconia elenensis

Gastropoda - Mesogastropoda - Melaniidae

Taxonomy
Anconia elenensis was named by Olsson (1931).

Subspecies
A. surensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Anconia elenensis Olsson p. 84 figs. Plate 16, Figs. 1, 5, 8, 9, 10
1957Anconia elenensis Rivera p. 179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderMesogastropodaThiele 1925
superfamilyCerithiaceaFérussac 1819
familyMelaniidaeGray
genusAnconia
specieselenensis

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.

†Anconia elenensis Olsson 1931
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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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 48.07000 to 23.04000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Peru (Ica) Anconia elenensis (84680)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Ecuador (Guayas) Anconia elenensis (61203)