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Werfenella

Gastropoda - Purpurinidae

Taxonomy
Werfenella was named by Nützel (2005). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Purpurinidae by Nützel (2005).

Species
W. rectecostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Werfenella Nützel p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyPurpurinidaeZittel 1895
genusWerfenella

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.

G. †Werfenella Nützel 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height524.120.627.425.62.89
shell diameter519.516.324.319.13.33

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:51:34
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:34
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Griesbachian or 251.20000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Bosnia and Herzegovina Turbo rectecostatus (206608)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Hungary (Bakony) Turbo rectecostatus (203240)
Early/Lower Triassic - Anisian252.17 - 242.0Italy (Lombardy) Turbo rectecostatus (231734)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Italy (Trentino) W. rectecostata (197819)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Hungary Turbo rectecostatus (61372 139955 139958 139965) W. rectecostata (177429)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Italy (Trentino) W. rectecostata (197879)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Austria (Oberösterreich) W. rectecostata (57073)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Italy Turbo rectecostatus (115787 115791) W. rectecostata (57072 57074 116049 165162 165164 165165 165166 165167 165168)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Croatia (Split-Dalmatia) Turbo rectecostatus (211741)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Bosnia and Herzegovina Turbo rectecostatus (211748 211897 212715 212722)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Croatia Turbo rectecostatus (212706 212707 212710 212711)