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Latirus kirbyi

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Latirus kirbyi was named by Clark (1938). Its type specimen is UCMP 12464 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP A1297, which is in an Eocene marine sandstone in the Markley Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Latirus kirbyi Clark p. 722 figs. Plate 4, figures 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25

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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)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyPeristerniinaeTryon 1880
genusLatirusMonfort 1810
specieskirbyi

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.

†Latirus kirbyi Clark 1938
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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 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Latirus kirbyi (type locality: 191188)