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Graphidula melanopsis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) melanopsis was named by Conrad (1860) [m. kosnik taxon no: 3007].

It was recombined as Graphidula melanopsis by Sohl (1964).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Graphidula tippahensis Harbison
1964Graphidula melanopsis Sohl p. 212 figs. Pl 28, figs 18,23,27,32-35

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyFasciolariidaeGray 1853
subfamilyFasciolariinaeGray 1853
genusGraphidulaStephenson 1941
speciesmelanopsis(Conrad 1860)

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.

Graphidula melanopsis Conrad 1860
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Invalid names: Graphidula tippahensis Harbison 1945 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:21:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:21:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Graphidula melanopsis (7476 7479 7487 7586 7591 7592 7593 7602)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Graphidula melanopsis (7600)