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Molopophorus gabbi

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Molopophorus gabbi was named by Dall (1909) [DISTRIBUTION: Early-middle Oligocene; Oregon]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bogachielii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Molopophorus gabbi Dall p. 45 figs. pl. 3, fig. 8
1914Molopophorus gabbi Anderson and Martin p. 78 figs. Plate 6, figures 5a and 5b
1944Molopophorus gabbi Durham p. 170
1976Molopophorus gabbi Moore p. 35

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
genusMolopophorus()
speciesgabbiDall 1909

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.

†Molopophorus gabbi Dall 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:08
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:50:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Oregon) Molopophorus gabbi (37697 37700 37701 37702 37816 37817 37818 37822 37823 37824)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Molopophorus gabbi (208139 208141 208144 208150)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Molopophorus gabbi (37679 37685 37687 37689 37691 37692)