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Ellipsoscapha occidentalis

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Scaphandridae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
E. cylindrica, E. mortoni, E. nortonensis, E. skaios, E. sohli, E. striatella

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyScaphandridaeSars 1878
genusEllipsoscaphaStephenson 1941
speciesoccidentalis

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Ellipsoscapha occidentalis (1583)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Ellipsoscapha occidentalis (1586)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Ellipsoscapha occidentalis (4369)