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Ellipsoscapha cylindrica

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Scaphandridae

Taxonomy
Haminea cylindrica was named by Gardner (1916) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6486].

It was recombined as Ellipsoscapha cylindrica by Stephenson (1941).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. occidentalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Ellipsoscapha cylindrica Stephenson p. 391

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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
speciescylindrica(Gardner 1916)

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.

†Ellipsoscapha cylindrica Gardner 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:31:35
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:31:35
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Maryland) Ellipsoscapha cylindrica (4372)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Ellipsoscapha cylindrica (4121)