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Palmerella mortoni mexicana

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Palmerella mortoni mexicana was named by Perrilliat et al. (2006) [DISTRIBUTION: Paleocene; Gulf Coastal Plain, Mexico.]. Its type specimen is IHN 5133, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Palmerella mortoni mexicana Perrilliat et al. p. 155 figs. figs. 14-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
genusPalmerella
speciesmortoni(Conrad 1830)
subspeciesmexicana

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.

Palmerella mortoni mexicana Perrilliat et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Mexico (Chiapas) Palmerella mortoni (79943)