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Hercorhynchus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Moreidae

Taxonomy
Hercorhynchus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Moreidae by Bandel and Dockery (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Hercorhynchus Sepkoski
2012Hercorhynchus Bandel and Dockery

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilySarganoideaStephenson 1923
familyMoreidaeSohl 1964
genusHercorhynchus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:41:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:56:35
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) H. sp. (4380)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) H. sp. (4277 4279 4310)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) H. quadriliratus, H. sp., H. trililatus (4247) H. quadriliratus, H. trililatus (4239) H. sp. (4240 4255 4262 4270 4283)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) H. quadriliratus (4125 4127)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) H. hollandi (88510)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) H. sp. (4441 4470 4480 4496 4502 4505 4507 4516)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) H. sp. (4365 4370 4371 4374) H. sp., H. trililatus (4368) H. trililatus (4369 4372)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Carolina) H. sp. (4354 4355)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) H. sp. (4178 4217 4225 4237)