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Pleurotomaria elderi

Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria elderi was named by Girty (1909). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS 2969 green, southern Delaware Mountains, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Delaware Mountain Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Pleurotomaria elderi Girty p. 476 figs. Pl 29, fig 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyPleurotomariidaeSwainson 1840
genusPleurotomaria
specieselderi

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Pleurotomaria elderi Girty 1909
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Diagnosis
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