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Thalassocyon

Gastropoda - Ficidae

Taxonomy
Thalassocyon was named by Barnard (1960) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7945]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ficidae by Wilson (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Thalassocyon Barnard
1993Thalassocyon Wilson p. 236

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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
genusThalassocyonBarnard 1960

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.

G. Thalassocyon Barnard 1960
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available