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Hecetastoma gehrelsi

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae

Taxonomy
Hecetastoma gehrelsi was named by Rohr and Blodgett (2008). Its type specimen is USNM 528229, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 2002RB32, which is in a Ludlow carbonate wackestone/packstone in the Heceta Limestone Formation of Alaska. It is the type species of Hecetastoma.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Hecetastoma gehrelsi Rohr and Blodgett pp. 55 – 57 fig. 3.7–3.17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyOriostomatoidea()
familyOriostomatidaeKoken 1896
genusHecetastoma
speciesgehrelsi

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.

Hecetastoma gehrelsi Rohr and Blodgett 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"f
Ribbing: minorf
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-01-05 06:56:11
Modified: 2010-01-05 08:56:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Etheridge 1891, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Ludlow or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Alaska) Hecetastoma gehrelsi (type locality: 85025)