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Alocaxis

Gastropoda - Trypanaxidae

Taxonomy
Alocaxis was named by Cossmann (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than].

It was assigned to Trypanaxidae by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Alocaxis Cossmann
1995Alocaxis Pacaud and Le Renard p. 154
2002Alocaxis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Campanilimorpha(Haszprunar 1988)
superfamilyCampaniloideaDouvillé 1904
familyTrypanaxidaeGougerot and Le Renard 1987
genusAlocaxisCossmann 1889

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.

G. †Alocaxis Cossmann 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-19 08:44:14
Modified: 2009-09-19 10:44:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Poland A. cylindracea (27018)