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Pyramidula ralstonensis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidulidae

Taxonomy
Pyramidula ralstonensis was named by Cockerell (1914).

It was recombined as Discus ralstonensis by Gingerich (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Pyramidula ralstonensis Cockerell
1987Discus ralstonensis Gingerich p. 296

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
RankNameAuthor
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderPupilloidei
superfamilyPupilloidea(Turton 1831)
familyPyramidulidaeKennard and Woodward 1914
genusPyramidulaFitzinger 1833
speciesralstonensisCockerell 1914

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.

†Pyramidula ralstonensis Cockerell 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Discus ralstonensis (15081)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Discus ralstonensis (15779)