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Clathrus gajensis

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Scala (Clathrus) gajensis was named by Vredenburg (1928) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Clathrus gajensis by Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Scala (Clathrus) gajensis Vredenburg p. 401 figs. pl. 20, fig. 14
1980Scala (Clathrus) gajensis Iqbal p. 35
2009Clathrus gajensis Harzhauser et al. p. 363

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusClathrusOken 1815
speciesgajensis()

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.

Clathrus gajensis Vredenburg 1928
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.45000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Pakistan Scala gajensis (77169 77170 77171 77459)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98India (Gujarat) Clathrus gajensis (179086)