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Janiopsis californiensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Janiopsis californiensis was named by Palmer (1923) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; California.]. Its type specimen is UCCIP 30602, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is UCMP 3573 - NW of Vacaville, which is in a Ypresian offshore shale in California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Janiopsis californiensis Palmer p. 293 figs. pl. 52, fig. 8
1923Janiopsis californiensis Wagner and Schilling p. 293 figs. pl. 52, fig. 8

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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)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusJaniopsisRovereto 1899
speciescaliforniensis

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.

Janiopsis californiensis Palmer 1923
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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 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Janiopsis californiensis (type locality: 201621)