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Gyrodes (Sohlella) pacificus

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Gyrodes (Sohlella) pacificus was named by Popenoe et al. (1987) [m. kosnik taxon no: 9659]. Its type specimen is UCLA 59773, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CIT Loc. 976 - Corona [Pleasants Sandstone], which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Williams Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. gaultinus, G. genti, G. nagaoi, G. rotundus, G. tramitensis, G. renniei, G. woodsi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Gyrodes (Sohlella) pacificus Popenoe et al. p. 87 figs. Figure 6.17, 6.18, 6.22, 6.23, 6.27, 6.28, 6.32
1991Gyrodes (Sohlella) pacificus Saul p. 95
2008Gyrodes pacificum Groves and Alderson p. 25

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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)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyAmpullospirinaeCox 1930
genusGyrodesConrad 1860
subgenusSohlella
speciespacificus

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.

†Gyrodes (Sohlella) pacificus Popenoe et al. 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-10-20 01:54:26
Modified: 2004-10-20 03:54:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (California) Gyrodes canadensis (193032)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Gyrodes canadensis (86793 86872) Gyrodes expansa (72057 219077) Gyrodes pacificus (type locality: 86794 185168)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Gyrodes pacificus (144764)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Baja California) Gyrodes pacificus (72108)