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Maorivetia

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Taxonomy
Maorivetia was named by Finlay (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u T Mi-l-u Sepkoski's reference number: 899,909].

It was assigned to Cancellariinae by Beu et al. (1990); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Maorivetia Finlay
1990Maorivetia Beu et al. pp. 420, 421
2002Maorivetia Sepkoski

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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
superfamilyCancellarioideaGray 1853
familyCancellariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyCancellariinaeGray 1853
genusMaorivetiaFinlay 1924

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. †Maorivetia Finlay 1924
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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 08:07:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:07:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Otaian to the top of the Altonian or 21.70000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand M. brevirostris (67827)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand M. brevirostris (67822 67897 67899)