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Paleopsephaea mutabilis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Fasciolariidae

Taxonomy
Paleopsephaea mutabilis was named by Wade (1926) [m. kosnik taxon no: 2735]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Dave Weeks place, Coon Creek, which is in a Campanian coastal sandstone in the Ripley Formation of Tennessee.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. compacta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Paleopsephaea mutabilis Wade
2004Paleopsephaea mutabilis Stilwell et al. p. 45

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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
genusPaleopsephaeaWade 1926
speciesmutabilisWade 1926

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.

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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: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Tennessee) Paleopsephaea mutabilis (type locality: 88357)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Paleopsephaea mutabilis (205445)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Paleopsephaea mutabilis (205536)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Paleopsephaea mutabilis (7476 7477 7586 7590 7592)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) Paleopsephaea mutabilis (7461)