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Cassis mammillaris

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Cassis mammillaris was named by Grateloup (1927) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Mediterranean, Indonesia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Cassis mammillaris Grateloup

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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
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
subfamilyCassinaeLatreille 1825
genusCassisScopoli 1777
speciesmammillarisGrateloup 1927

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.

Cassis mammillaris Grateloup 1927
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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 07:59:15
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:15
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Indonesia (Central Java) Cassis mammillaris (179075)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Indonesia Cassis mammillaris (78745)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Cassis mammillaris (78567)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Cassis mammillaris (78565)