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Doliocassis samanica

Gastropoda - Cassidae

Taxonomy
Sconsia samanica was named by Olsson (1928). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Negritos [Saman Conglomerate, Saman Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal conglomerate in the Saman Formation of Peru.

It was recombined as Doliocassis samanica by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Sconsia samanica Olsson p. 122 figs. pl. 17, figs. 9, 10
2008Doliocassis samanica Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyTonnoidea(Suter 1913)
familyCassidaeLatreille 1825
genusDoliocassisDall 1909
speciessamanica()

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.

Doliocassis samanica Olsson 1928
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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 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) Sconsia samanica (52525 52526 52527)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Peru (Piura) Sconsia samanica (type locality: 88391)