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Molopophorus newcombei

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Nassariidae

Taxonomy
Nassa newcombei was named by Merriam (1897).

It was recombined as Molopophorus newcombei by Clark and Arnold (1923), Durham (1944), Hendy (2020).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bogachielii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Nassa newcombei Merriam
1899Nassa newcombei Merriam p. 179
1923Molopophorus newcombei Clark and Arnold p. 160
1944Molopophorus newcombei Durham p. 171
2020Molopophorus newcombei Hendy

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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()
speciesnewcombei(Merriam 1897)

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 newcombei Merriam 1897
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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: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Washington) Molopophorus newcombei (37577 208172)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Canada (British Columbia) Molopophorus newcombei (206743) Nassa newcombei (63086)