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Capulus corrugatus

Gastropoda - Capulidae

Taxonomy
Capulus corrugatus was named by Wade (1926). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. chipolanus, C. microstriatus, C. pacificus, C. pennatus, C. langdoni, C. liberatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Capulus corrugatus Wade
1960Capulus corrugatus Sohl p. 93 figs. Pl 10, figs 10-12

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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)
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 1822
familyCapulidaeFleming 1822
speciesCapulus corrugatusWade 1926
speciescorrugatusWade 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.

†Capulus corrugatus Wade 1926
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†Capulus cuthandensis Stephenson 1941
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:46:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:36
Source: f = family, 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 (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Capulus cuthandensis (3611)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Capulus corrugatus (type locality: 88357)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Capulus cuthandensis (3632)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Capulus corrugatus (7515)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Texas) Capulus cuthandensis (7541)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Capulus cuthandensis (4160 4167)