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Borestus wrighti

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Borestus wrighti was named by Thomas (1940). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Roscobie, which is in a Brigantian offshore limestone in the Lower Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Borestus wrighti Thomas
2023Borestus wrighti Wagner p. S4341

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusBorestus
specieswrighti

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.

†Borestus wrighti Thomas 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2024-02-04 19:53:32
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom Borestus wrighti (type locality: 90823)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Borestus wrighti (73423)