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Calyptraea nigeriensis

Gastropoda - Neotaenioglossa - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Calyptraea nigeriensis was named by Newton (1905). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kalfu-Tamaskie, which is in a Paleocene marine horizon in Niger.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. alaskana, C. aldrichi, C. mammilaris, C. merriami, C. primogenita, C. saxosa, C. viridarena

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Calyptraea nigeriensis Newton p. 89 figs. Pl 5, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderNeotaenioglossaHaller 1882
suborderPtenoglossa(Gray 1853)
superfamilyCalyptraeoideaLamarck 1809
familyCalyptraeidaeLamarck 1809
genusCalyptraeaLamarck 1799
speciesnigeriensis

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.

†Calyptraea nigeriensis Newton 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 04:56:27
Modified: 2009-09-18 11:29:00
Source: g = genus, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Paleocene or 66.00000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Niger Calyptraea nigeriensis (type locality: 184349)