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Hesperiella thomsoni

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae

Taxonomy
Agnesia thomsoni was named by de Koninck (1883).

It was recombined as Hesperiella thomsoni by Thomas (1940), Batten (1966), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Agnesia thomsoni de Koninck p. 101 figs. pl. 33 f. 22-25
1940Hesperiella thomsoni Thomas p. 51 figs. pl. 2 f. 10a-c
1966Hesperiella thomsoni Batten pp. 39 - 40 figs. pl. 5 f. 5-7
1972Agnesia thomsoni Gromczakiewicz-Lomnicka p. 24 figs. Pl. VI, 3-5
2023Hesperiella thomsoni Wagner p. S6296

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPorcelliidae
subfamilyAgnesiinae
genusHesperiella
speciesthomsoni()

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.

Hesperiella thomsoni de Koninck 1883
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Hesperiella thomsoni (57131 73421)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Poland (Malopolskie) Hesperiella thomsoni (101993)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Hesperiella thomsoni (155882)