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Caveola acuta

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Cancellariidae

Taxonomy
Caveola acuta was named by Wade (1926) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6429].

Subspecies
C. speciosa
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. ostium

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Caveola acuta Wade
1941Caveola acuta Stephenson p. 269

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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
superfamilyCancellarioideaGray 1853
familyCancellariidaeGray 1853
genusCaveolaStephenson 1941
speciesacutaWade 1926

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.

†Caveola acuta Wade 1926
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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 08:07:45
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:07:45
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Caveola acuta (32139 32140 32141 32142)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Caveola acuta (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Caveola acuta (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Caveola acuta (7570)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Caveola acuta (7586 7590 7591 7592 7593)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Caveola acuta (4372)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Caveola acuta (4122 4126 4127)