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Gisortia brevis

Gastropoda - Cypraeidae

Taxonomy
Gisortia brevis was named by Douvillé (1920).

It was recombined as Bernaya brevis by Schilder (1931).

Subspecies
G. ewekoroensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Gisortia brevis Douvillé p. 151 figs. Pl. 2, fig. 5-6
1931Bernaya brevis Schilder p. 85
1977Gisortia brevis Adegoke p. 140

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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
superfamilyCypraeoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyCypraeidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyBernayinaeSchilder 1927
genusGisortiaJousseaume 1884
speciesbrevis

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.

†Gisortia brevis Douvillé 1920
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:50:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:50:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Selandian to the top of the Lutetian or 61.60000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene - Ypresian66.0 - 47.8Niger Gisortia brevis (83986)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria Gisortia brevis (7791)
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0Mali Gisortia brevis (209398)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Niger Gisortia brevis (83985)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Senegal Gisortia brevis (209386 209387 209390 209391 209399 209400)