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Morea marylandica

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pholidotomidae

Taxonomy
Morea marylandica was named by Gardner (1916) [m. kosnik taxon no: 1424].

Subspecies
M. halli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Morea marylandica Gardner
1964Morea marylandica Sohl p. 177

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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
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyPholidotomidaeCossmann 1896
subfamilyMoreinaeStephenson 1941
genusMoreaConrad 1860
speciesmarylandicaGardner 1916

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.

†Morea marylandica Gardner 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:26:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:26:18
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

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

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Delaware) Morea marylandica (6139)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Morea marylandica (32140)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Morea marylandica (7513)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Morea marylandica (88357)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Morea marylandica (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Morea marylandica (205512)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Morea marylandica (4378 4379)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Morea marylandica (205541)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Morea marylandica (205445)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Georgia) Morea marylandica (4277)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Morea marylandica (4102 7473 7476 7477 7478 7487 7586 7590 7591 7592 7609)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Morea marylandica (4427 4441 4456 4458 4507)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Morea marylandica (4368 4369 4370 4372)