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Priscoficus cowlitzensis

Gastropoda - Ficidae

Taxonomy
Hemifusus cowlitzensis was named by Weaver (1912).

It was recombined as Ficopsis cowlitzensis by Dickerson (1915) and Turner (1938); it was recombined as Nyctilochus cowlitzensis by Dickerson (1916); it was recombined as Priscoficus cowlitzensis by Squires (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. allani, P. juvenis, P. juvenis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Hemifusus cowlitzensis Weaver p. 45
1915Ficopsis cowlitzensis Dickerson p. 61 figs. Plate 6, figures 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
1916Nyctilochus cowlitzensis Dickerson p. 421
1938Ficopsis cowlitzensis Turner p. 93
2014Priscoficus cowlitzensis Squires p. 10 figs. FIgures 24-28

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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
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864
familyFicidaeMeek 1864
genusPriscoficusConrad 1866
speciescowlitzensis()

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.

†Priscoficus cowlitzensis Weaver 1912
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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 07:59:24
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:59:24
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 47.80000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) Ficopsis cowlitzensis (194434) Nyctilochus cowlitzensis (207112 207113 207116)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Ficopsis cowlitzensis (202094)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (California) Ficopsis cowlitzensis (191188)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) Ficopsis cowlitzensis (52204 52205 52206 139020 203164)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (California) Ficopsis cowlitzensis (122340)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Oregon) Ficopsis cowlitzensis (200863 200868 200920)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Washington) Ficopsis cowlitzensis (202067)