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Neptunea cretacea

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Buccinidae

Taxonomy
Neptunea (Tritonofusus) cretacea was named by Gabb (1869). It is extant.

It was recombined as Neptunea cretacea by Stewart (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Neptunea (Tritonofusus) cretacea Gabb p. 146 figs. PI. 26, Fig. 24
1927Neptunea cretacea Stewart p. 395 figs. Plate XXV, fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
RankNameAuthor
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBuccinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyBuccininaeRafinesque 1815
tribeColiniGray 1857
subfamilyNeptuneinaeStimpson 1865
genusNeptuneaRöding 1798
speciescretacea()

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 mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:04
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:10:04
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Neptunea cretacea (190785 190788)