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Retusa recta

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Retusidae

Taxonomy
Retusa recta was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68419, 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.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Retusa recta Eames p. 143 figs. Pl 5, fig 125

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchia(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyRetusidaeThiele 1925
genusRetusaBrown 1827
speciesrecta

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.

Retusa recta 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: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:33:17
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:33:17
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 Retusa recta (type locality: 8676 183819)