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Oligoptycha popenoei

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Ringiculidae

Taxonomy
Oligoptycha popenoei was named by Allison (1955). Its type specimen is UCMP 33710, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alisitos Fm. (UCB A-8331), which is in an Aptian shallow subtidal siltstone in the Alisitos Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Oligoptycha popenoei Allison p. 420 figs. Pl. 44, figs. 14, 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyRingiculidaePhilippi 1853
genusOligoptychaMeek 1876
speciespopenoei

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Oligoptycha popenoei Allison 1955
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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 07:36:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:36:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico (Baja California) Oligoptycha popenoei (type locality: 1890)