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Variseila meeki

Gastropoda - Triforidae

Taxonomy
Seila meeki was named by Wade (1926) [m. kosnik taxon no: 2125].

It was recombined as Variseila meeki by Dockery (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Seila meeki Wade
1960Seila meeki Sohl p. 364
1993Variseila meeki Dockery p. 81

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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)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyTriforidaeJousseaume 1884
genusVariseilaDockery 1993
speciesmeeki(Wade 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.

Variseila meeki Wade 1926
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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 08:29:55
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:29:55
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Seila meeki (7612)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Mississippi) Seila meeki (6660) Variseila meeki (7456 7459 32139 32140 32141)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Seila meeki (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Variseila meeki (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Seila meeki (7600)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Seila meeki (7593)