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Struthiochenopus nordenskjoldi

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Perissoptera nordenskjoldi was named by Wilckens (1910). It is the type species of Struthiochenopus.

It was recombined as Struthiochenopus nordenskjoldi by Stilwell et al. (2004).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Perissoptera nordenskjoldi Wilckens
2004Struthiochenopus nordenskjoldi Stilwell et al. p. 30

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyStruthiopterinaeZinsmeister and Griffin 1995
genusStruthiochenopusZinsmeister and Griffin 1995
speciesnordenskjoldi(Wilckens 1910)

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: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Paleocene or 72.20000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Perissoptera nordenskjoldi (3166 3169)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Perissoptera nordenskjoldi (3161)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica (Seymour Island) Perissoptera nordenskjoldi (8019)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Antarctica (Seymour Island) Perissoptera nordenskjoldi (3175 3177)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Antarctica (Seymour Island) Perissoptera nordenskjoldi (63516)