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Zonaria (Pseudozonaria) cathyae

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Zonaria (Pseudozonaria) cathyae was named by Groves (1997). Its type specimen is LACMIP 12433, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TU 1397 - Quebrada Camarones, which is in a Pliocene deep-water shale in the Onzole Formation of Ecuador.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Zonaria (Pseudozonaria) cathyae Groves p. 154 figs. Plate 1, figures 9, 10

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyPseudozonariinaeLópez 2006
genusZonariaSchilder 1927
subgenusPseudozonaria
speciescathyae

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. T. Groves 1997A Zonaria (Pseudozonaria) with oval shape, strong teeth on terminal canals, and wide, denticulated fossula.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador Zonaria cathyae (type locality: 41757)