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Rissoina rakhiensis

Gastropoda - Rissoidae

Taxonomy
Rissoina rakhiensis was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68058, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Bed F.1986, Rakhi Nala, which is in a Bartonian marine shale in the Drazinda Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Rissoina rakhiensis Eames p. 20 figs. Pl 1, figs 10,11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyRissooideaGray 1847
familyRissoidaeGray 1847
genusRissoinad'Orbigny 1840
speciesrakhiensis

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.

†Rissoina rakhiensis Eames 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:55:20
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:55:20
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Pakistan Rissoina rakhiensis (type locality: 8676 183819)