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Helicacanthus pervis

Gastropoda - Nododelphinulidae

Taxonomy
Helicacanthus pervis was named by Pan (1977). Its type specimen is NIGP 24268, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is YHW239, Fengdeng, Changxin, Yunlong County, which is in a Bajocian/Bathonian marine horizon in the Hepingxiang Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Helicacanthus pervis Pan p. 107 figs. Pl 6, fig 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNododelphinulidaeCox 1960
genusHelicacanthus
speciespervis

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
partNmean
shell height12.00

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Bathonian or 170.30000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1China (Yunnan) Helicacanthus pervis (type locality: 165451)