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Heligmotoma dakhlensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Melongenidae

Taxonomy
Heligmotoma dakhlensis was named by Awad and Abed (1967) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Paleocene; Egypt.]. Its type specimen is G. 347, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Heligmotoma dakhlensis Abbass p. 89
1967Heligmotoma dakhlensis Awad and Abed

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMelongenidaeGill 1867
genusHeligmotoma(Mayer-Eymar 1895)
speciesdakhlensisAwad and Abed 1967

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.

Heligmotoma dakhlensis Awad and Abed 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:20:52
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:20:52
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Paleocene or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66Egypt (Western Desert) Heligmotoma dakhlensis (3133)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Egypt Heligmotoma dakhlensis (2952)