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Polytremaria beggi

Gastropoda - Polytremariidae

Taxonomy
Polytremaria beggi was named by Weir (1925). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Balladoole, which is in an Asbian carbonate limestone in the Balladoole Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Polytremaria beggi Weir pp. 435 - 436 figs. pl. 19 f. 3-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyPolytremariidae()
genusPolytremaria
speciesbeggi

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.

Polytremaria beggi Weir 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:46:28
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:46:28
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Asbian or 340.00000 to 336.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (Isle of Man) Polytremaria beggi (type locality: 147189)