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Molopophorus dalli

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Molopophorus dalli was named by Anderson and Martin (1914). Its type specimen is CAS 168 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Molopophorus dalli Anderson and Martin p. 78 figs. Plate 6, figures 7a and 7b
1923Molopophorus dalli Wagner and Schilling p. 259 figs. Plate 50, figure 1
1944Molopophorus dalli Durham p. 170

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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
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNassariidaeIredale 1916
genusMolopophorus()
speciesdalli

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.

Molopophorus dalli Anderson and Martin 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:08
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:50:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.20000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Molopophorus dalli (38938 39034)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (California) Molopophorus dalli (71164 71168 71169 71170)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4USA (California) Molopophorus dalli (71187 71188)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) Molopophorus dalli (208142)