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Muricopsis vistaensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Muricidae

Taxonomy
Muricopsis vistaensis was named by Givens and Kennedy (1976). Its type specimen is CR 4865/9, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vista, Horizon 2, which is in a Lutetian peritidal sandstone/siltstone in the Delmar Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Muricopsis vistaensis Givens and Kennedy p. 969 figs. Plate 3, Figs. 1-6

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyMuricidaeRafinesque 1815
genusMuricopsisBucquoy et al. 1882
speciesvistaensis

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.

Muricopsis vistaensis Givens and Kennedy 1976
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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 08:22:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:22:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Muricopsis vistaensis (type locality: 200657)