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Psalikilus paraspinosum

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Mesoserphidae

Taxonomy
Psalikilus paraspinosum was named by Hintze (1953) [Paratype: 26201 (AMNH).]. Its type specimen is 26202 (AMNH), a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Psalikilus paraspinosum Hintze p. 213 figs. Pl. 9, fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
Yangprocta
superfamilyCynipoidea
superfamilyPlatygastroidea
familyMesoserphidae
familyPeleserphidae
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderSacoglossa(Ihering 1876)
familyHystricuridaeHupé 1953
genusPsalikilus
speciesparaspinosum

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.

Psalikilus paraspinosum Hintze 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-19 02:34:11
Modified: 2009-12-19 04:34:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tulean to the top of the Blackhillsian or 481.70000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Utah) Psalikilus paraspinosum (104096 104103 104108 104134 104135 228303)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Montana) Psalikilus paraspinosum (174361) Psalikilus sp. (287)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) Psalikilus paraspinosum (104116)