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Xancus peruvianus

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Turbinellidae

Taxonomy
Xancus peruvianus was named by Olsson (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 3-4 miles north of Casa Saman, Chira Valley, which is in a Priabonian marine shale/ash in the Chira Formation of Peru.

It was recombined as Turbinella peruviana by Vokes (1964).

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Xancus peruvianus Olsson p. 135 figs. pl. 21, fig. 5
1946Xancus peruvianus Clark and Durham p. 42
1964Xancus peruviana Vokes
1964Turbinella peruviana Vokes p. 43
1964Xancus peruvianus Woodring p. 285

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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
superfamilyTurbinelloidea
familyTurbinellidaeSwainson 1840
subfamilyTurbinellinaeSwainson 1840
genusXancusLamarck 1799
speciesperuvianus

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.

Xancus peruvianus Olsson 1928
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Xancus peruvianus colombianus Clark and Durham 1946
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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 08:23:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Peru (Piura) Xancus peruvianus (52536)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Xancus peruvianus (type locality: 55431)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Panama Xancus peruvianus (42495)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Xancus peruvianus (52523)