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Palaeostylus fusuiensis

Gastropoda - Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae

Taxonomy
Palaeostylus fusuiensis was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 127665, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Fusui locality, which is in a Changhsingian shallow subtidal limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Palaeostylus fusuiensis Pan and Erwin p. 29 figs. 14.5-14.8; 15.1-15.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderCerithimorpha
familyOrthonemidae
genusPalaeostylus
speciesfusuiensis

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†Palaeostylus fusuiensis Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available