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Pleurotomaria perornata

Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria perornata was named by Shumard (1859). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Four miles west of Sierra Hueco, which is in an Asselian/Artinskian carbonate limestone in Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Pleurotomaria perornata Shumard p. 400

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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
speciesperornata

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 perornata Shumard 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height16.60

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 Asselian to the top of the Artinskian or 298.90000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Artinskian298.9 - 279.3USA (Texas) Pleurotomaria perornata (type locality: 133740)