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Apachella exaggerata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Apachella exaggerata was named by Batten (1989). Its type specimen is AMNH 43629 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Apachella exaggerata Batten p. 27 figs. Pl 6, figs 3-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyNeilsoniinae
genusApachella
speciesexaggerata

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.

Apachella exaggerata Batten 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height69.424.9015.19.703.39
shell diameter66.534.009.206.751.80

Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:14
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wordian or 279.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Apachella exaggerata (43492 43513 43515 43517 43589 43609 81949 101785)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Apachella exaggerata (43512 81693 101767 101782 101783 102615)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Apachella exaggerata (81695 94893)