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Capulus americanus

Gastropoda - Capulidae

Taxonomy
Capulus americanus was named by Conrad (1854) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6618]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jackson, which is in an Eocene coastal horizon in Mississippi.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Capulus americanus Conrad p. 289
1856Capulus americanus Conrad p. 259
2002Capulus americanus Kosnik

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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)
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 1822
familyCapulidaeFleming 1822
genusCapulusMonfort 1810
speciesamericanus

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.

Capulus americanus Conrad 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:46:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Rupelian or 41.30000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Capulus americanus (1422 1423 1424 1425 1432)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Capulus americanus (1417 1418)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Capulus americanus (1413 1414 3534 90652 92157 92283 92303 92304 92357 92374 92389 205501)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Capulus americanus (92243 205476)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Capulus americanus (3532 90471 90643 90704 164232 205526 205535)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Capulus americanus (92301)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Capulus americanus (type locality: 208935)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Mississippi) Capulus americanus (5501 5612)