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Austroficopsis seymourensis ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4963064https://www.gbif.org/species/4963064
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)103210https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=103210
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ficidae : Austroficopsis : Austroficopsis seymourensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Ficidae : Austroficopsis : Austroficopsis seymourensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
superorderHypsogastropoda
infraorderLittorinimorphaGolikov and Starobogtov 1975
superfamilyFicoideaMeek 1864
familyFicidaeMeek 1864
genusAustroficopsisStilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
speciesAustroficopsis seymourensisStilwell & Zinsmeister 1992
Generic NameAustroficopsis
Scientific NameAustroficopsis seymourensis Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Austroficopsis seymourensisspeciesbelongs to Austroficopsisstated with evidenceStilwell and Zinsmeister, 1992
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance56.0 - 47.8 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Ficidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ficidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. D. Stilwell and W. J. Zinsmeister. 1992. Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1992Austroficopsis seymourensis Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 115 figs. pl. 15, figs. j-m

References

Stilwell J. D., Zinsmeister W. J. (1992) Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy, Antarctic Research Series, AGU 55
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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