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Apachella huecoensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Apachella huecoensis was named by Batten (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 431563 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM702, Split Tank, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Cathedral Mountain Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Apachella huecoensis Batten p. 33 figs. Pl 7, figs 9-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyNeilsoniinae
genusApachella
specieshuecoensis

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.

Apachella huecoensis Batten 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height45.794.807.205.751.16
shell diameter43.853.304.303.950.465

Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:14
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Wordian or 293.52000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1USA (Texas) Apachella huecoensis (101780)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (New Mexico) Apachella huecoensis (101770)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Apachella huecoensis (type locality: 43491 75883 75884 81592 81641 81711 81949)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Apachella huecoensis (43512 81640 81693 101783)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Apachella huecoensis (43550)