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Xenophora zitteli

Gastropoda - Xenophoridae

Taxonomy
Xenophora zitteli was named by Weaver (1905) [misspelled as Xenaphora zitteli].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
X. conchyliphora, X. prognata, X. transiens, X. wemmelensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Xenophora zitteli Weaver p. 118 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 8

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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
superfamilyXenophoroideaTroschel 1852
familyXenophoridaeTroschel 1852
genusXenophoraFischer von Waldheim 1807
specieszitteli

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.

†Xenophora zitteli Weaver 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:06:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:06:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Thanetian or 61.60000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Mexico (Baja California Sur) Xenophora zitteli (43755)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Xenophora zitteli (190778 190788 190790)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) Xenophora zitteli (184016)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (California) Xenophora zitteli (52612 52613)