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Fossarina (Minopa) hoffmeisteri

Gastropoda - Fossarinidae

Taxonomy
Fossarina (Minopa) hoffmeisteri was named by Ladd (1966) [DISTRIBUTION: Early-Late Miocene; west Pacific.]. Its type specimen is USNM 648265, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Fossarina (Minopa) hoffmeisteri Ladd p. 37 figs. pl. 4, figs. 8-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFossarinidae
genusFossarinaAdams 1864
subgenusMinopaIredale 1924
specieshoffmeisteri

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 mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Fossarina hoffmeisteri (77974)