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Encycloscala emersoni

Gastropoda - Liotiidae

Taxonomy
Encycloscala emersoni was named by Allison (1955). Its type specimen is UCMP 33417 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alisitos Fm. (UCB A-8331), which is in an Aptian shallow subtidal siltstone in the Alisitos Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Encycloscala emersoni Allison p. 411 figs. P1. 40, figs. 13, 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLiotiidaeGray 1850
subfamilyLiotiinaeGray 1850
genusEncycloscalaCossmann 1895
speciesemersoni

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.

†Encycloscala emersoni Allison 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Encycloscala emersoni (type locality: 1890)