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Opalia (Dentiscala) hertleini

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Opalia (Dentiscala) hertleini was named by Moore (1976) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Oligocene; Oregon.]. Its type specimen is USNM 213983, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. evicta, O. pumilio

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Opalia (Dentiscala) hertleini Moore p. 30 figs. pl. 3, figs. 6, 8, 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusOpaliaAdams and Adams 1853
subgenusDentiscala(de Boury 1886)
specieshertleini

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: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Beu et al. 1990

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1USA (Oregon) Opalia hertleini (37700 37826)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Opalia hertleini (37691)