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Chesasyrinx rotifera

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cochlespiridae

Taxonomy
Pleurotoma rotifera was named by Conrad (1830). It is the type species of Chesasyrinx.

It was recombined as Surcula rotifera by Martin (1904); it was recombined as Chesasyrinx rotifera by Petuch (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Pleurotoma rotifera Conrad
1904Surcula rotifera Martin p. 152
1988Chesasyrinx rotifera Petuch p. 38

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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
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCochlespiridae(Powell 1942)
genusChesasyrinx
speciesrotifera(Conrad 1830)

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.

†Chesasyrinx rotifera Conrad 1830
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Maryland) Chesasyrinx rotifera (92325)