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Pleurotomaria elderi

Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria elderi was named by Girty (1908). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2969 green, southern Delaware Mountains, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Delaware Mountain Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Pleurotomaria elderi Girty p. 476 figs. Pl 29, fig 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyPleurotomariidaeSwainson 1840
genusPleurotomaria
specieselderi

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.

Pleurotomaria elderi Girty 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: omnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:43:45
Modified: 2004-02-29 20:43:45
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Capitanian or 272.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian - Capitanian272.3 - 259.51USA (Texas) Pleurotomaria elderi (type locality: 108835)