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Calyptraphorus jacksoni

Gastropoda - Rostellariidae

Taxonomy
Calyptraphorus jacksoni was named by Clark (1895). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. aldrichi, C. popenoe, C. trinodiferus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Calyptraphorus jacksoni Clark p. 4

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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)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyRostellariidae(Gabb 1868)
genusCalyptraphorusConrad 1857
speciesjacksoni

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 mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Thanetian or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (Maryland) Calyptraphorus jacksoni (83135)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) Calyptraphorus jacksoni (3113)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Maryland) Calyptraphorus jacksoni (91709 91721 99102)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (South Carolina) Calyptraphorus jacksoni (92467)