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Levifusus mortoniopsis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Levifusus mortoniopsis is a species.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. dalei, L. irrasus, L. quadrifunifer, L. serrae, L. spiniger

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Levifusus mortoniopsis Kosnik

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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)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusLevifususConrad 1865
speciesmortoniopsisGabb 1860

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.

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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 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Bartonian or 61.70000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene - Late/Upper Paleocene61.7 - 55.8USA (Texas) Levifusus mortoniopsis (84651)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Louisiana) Levifusus mortoniopsis (2409 2410)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Mississippi) Levifusus mortoniopsis (2414 2415 99673)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) Levifusus mortoniopsis (1453 90455 205532)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Levifusus mortoniopsis (1436 1437 1438 1439 1440 81224 81238 98354)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Texas) Levifusus mortoniopsis (2412)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Levifusus mortoniopsis (205420 205490)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Levifusus mortoniopsis (2416 2417 2418 2419 2420 2421 2422 2423 2440 2441 2443 2453 2454 6788 90469)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Levifusus mortoniopsis (44408 44517 44518 91115 92347 92381 92388 98787 98940)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Levifusus mortoniopsis (2452 7437 7438 7439 90454 90656 91119 98884 99026 205264 205265 205266 205267 205271 205410 205414 205422 205424 205425 205429 205430 205433 205448 205477 205480 205481 205484 205485 205515)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Levifusus mortoniopsis (2434 2435 2436 2437 2438 2444 2446 2449 2451 90707 90708 90709 91050 99735 205508 205535)