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Porcellia puzoidea

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae

Taxonomy
Porcellia puzoidea was named by Hayasaka (1955). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kinshozan, Kuro zone, Akasaka, Gifu Prefecture, which is in a Capitanian carbonate limestone in the Akasaka Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Porcellia puzoidea Hayasaka p. 22 figs. Pl 1, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPorcelliidae
subfamilyPorcelliinae
genusPorcellia
speciespuzoidea

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.

Porcellia puzoidea Hayasaka 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height211.710.513.011.81.77

Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Porcellia puzoidea (type locality: 109637)