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Cosmasyrinx (Tholitoma) antarctigera

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turridae

Taxonomy
Cosmasyrinx (Tholitoma) antarctigera was named by Stilwell et al. (2004) [TYPE LOCALITY: Seymour Island, Antarctica; Sobral Fm (Early Paleocene, Danian).]. Its type specimen is USNM 511907 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Locality 496 - Sobral Fm, Seymour Island, which is in a Danian offshore sandstone in the López de Bertodano Formation of Antarctica.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. brychiosinus, C. levicristata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Cosmasyrinx (Tholitoma) antarctigera Stilwell et al. p. 50 figs. pl. 10, figs. 15, 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurridaeSwainson 1840
subfamilyTurrinaeSwainson 1840
genusCosmasyrinxMarwick 1931
subgenusTholitoma(Finlay and Marwick 1937)
speciesantarctigera

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.

†Cosmasyrinx (Tholitoma) antarctigera Stilwell et al. 2004
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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 08:09:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Antarctica Cosmasyrinx antarctigera (type locality: 67032)