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Maoricolpus horni

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Maoricolpus horni was named by Marwick (1971) [DISTRIBUTION: Early-Middle Miocene; New Zealand.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. cavershamensis, M. roseus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Maoricolpus horni Marwick
1990Maoricolpus horni Beu et al. p. 407

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyTurritellinaeLovén 1847
genusMaoricolpusFinlay 1926
specieshorniMarwick 1971

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.

†Maoricolpus horni Marwick 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available