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Anchura (Helicaulax) condoniana

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Anchura condoniana was named by Anderson (1902). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 445 - Phoenix, which is in a Turonian coastal siliciclastic in Oregon.

It was recombined as Drepanochilus condoniana by Anderson (1958); it was recombined as Anchura (Helicaulax) condoniana by Saul and Popenoe (1993) and Haggart et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Anchura condoniana Anderson p. 76 figs. pi. 8, fig. 179
1958Drepanochilus condoniana Anderson p. 166
1993Anchura (Helicaulax) condoniana Saul and Popenoe p. 354 figs. Figures 3 - 10
2005Anchura (Helicaulax) condoniana Haggart et al. fig. 6.7

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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
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyAnchurinae
genusAnchuraGabb 1868
subgenusHelicaulax
speciescondoniana()

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and W. P. Popenoe 1993A Helicaulax having a short posterior digitation roughly parallel to the shell axis, adjacent to the spire at its base, but not otherwise adnate; sculpture dominantly axial; fifth and sixth abapical spiral cords forming the angulation and continuing onto extended outer lip; outer lip falcate but only slightly flanged posteriorly and ante- riorly along its lateral portion.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Turonian or 93.50000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Anchura condoniana (44213 62347 86784 86785 86788 219080 220298 220338 220340 220360 222077 222094 222097 222098 222100 222102 222103 222107 222108)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (British Columbia) Anchura condoniana (210511)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Anchura condoniana (215288 215570 215620)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (Oregon) Anchura condoniana (type locality: 86813)
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3USA (California) Anchura condoniana (86782)