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Warthia brevisinuata

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Warthia brevisinuata was named by Waagen (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nila Wan, among very lowest fossiliferous beds, Salt Range, which is in a Wordian marine sandstone in the Amb Formation of Pakistan. It is the type species of Warthia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Warthia brevisinuata Waagen p. 161 figs. Pl 15, fig 6
2016Warthia brevisinuata Nützel and Ketwetsuriya p. 486 figs. 5A-E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyEuphemitidae
subfamilyEuphemitinae
genusWarthia
speciesbrevisinuata

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.

Warthia brevisinuata Waagen 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height26.564.3010.07.154.03

Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:42:43
Modified: 2009-10-08 16:51:26
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Pakistan Warthia brevisinuata (type locality: 119691 125849)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Thailand Bellerophon sp. 1 (167687 167690 167693) Warthia brevisinuata (181783)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Warthia brevisinuata (126741)