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Skyles
Taxonomy
Skyles was named by Saul and Popenoe (1993).
It was assigned to Fasciolariinae by Saul and Popenoe (1993) and Snyder (2003).
It was assigned to Fasciolariinae by Saul and Popenoe (1993) and Snyder (2003).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Skyles Saul and Popenoe p. 368 |
| 2003 | Skyles Snyder p. 19 |
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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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993 | A medium-sized, broadly fusiform fasciolarid with a moderate spire and broad apical angle; suture im- pressed and sinuous; last whorl longer than the spire, roundly convex from posterior suture to neck of siphonal canal, constricted basally to form siphonal neck; growth lines and labral profile gently sigmoid, antecurrent at su- ture, concave aperturally below suture. Sculpture of raised spiral straps and low strong, nearly straight, rounded axial ribs, well developed on posterior half of last whorl. Ap- erture elliptical with a short, parallel-sided, leftward-bent anterior sinus; inner lip thin, oblique and twisted to the left siphonally, bearing one oblique inconspicuous fold at juncture of canal and aperture; columella twisted to left distally; outer lip thin, transversely Urate at its edge; si- phonal fasciole low, broad, enclosing a minute umbilical chink. |
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Turonian | USA (California) | S. salsus (215288) |