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Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) baldwini

Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) baldwini was named by Hickman (1976) [originally desribed as Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus ?) siletzensis]. It is extant. Its type specimen is USNM 562078, a shell. Its type locality is Ellendale Basalt Quarry, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in the Siletz River Volcanics Formation of Oregon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Pleurotomaria (Entemnotrochus) baldwini Hickman p. 1095 figs. Pl. 2, figs. 3-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyPleurotomariidaeSwainson 1840
genusPleurotomariaFischer 1885
subgenusEntemnotrochus
speciesbaldwini

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:45:50
Modified: 2014-09-30 15:03:14
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Eocene or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Pleurotomaria baldwini (type locality: 194800)