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Galeodea planotecta

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Cassidaria planotecta was named by Meyer and Aldrich (1886). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Morio planotecta by Johnson (1899); it was recombined as Mambrinia planotecta by Gardner (1939) and Harris and Palmer (1947); it was recombined as Galeodea planotecta by Beu (2008).

Subspecies
Mambrinia planotecta jacksonia
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. apodemetes, G. dubia, G. elongata, G. geniculosa, G. modesta, G. klingeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Cassidaria planotecta Meyer and Aldrich
1899Morio planotecta Johnson p. 77 figs. Plate 1, Fig. 12
1939Mambrinia planotecta Gardner p. 23
1947Mambrinia planotecta Harris and Palmer p. 331
2008Galeodea planotecta Beu p. 288

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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
genusGaleodeaLink 1807
speciesplanotecta(Meyer and Aldrich 1886)

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.

†Galeodea planotecta Meyer and Aldrich 1886
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†Mambrinia planotecta jacksonia Harris and Palmer 1947
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Galeodea planotecta (42987)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Galeodea planotecta (91119 98726 205266 205267 205410 205429 205480 205485)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Galeodea planotecta (90471 90706 90707 164232 232681)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Galeodea planotecta (92381 92388 98787 98788 98942)