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Myurella quettensis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Terebridae

Taxonomy
Terebra (Myurella) quettensis was named by Vredenburg (1921) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Myanmar.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Myurella quettensis by Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-12-13; modified by A. Hendy on 2025-06-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Terebra (Myurella) quettensis Vredenburg p. 281
1925Terebra (Myurella) quettensis Vredenburg p. 19
2009Myurella quettensis Harzhauser et al. p. 363

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTerebridaeMörch 1852
subfamilyTerebrinaeMörch 1852
genusMyurellaHinds 1844
speciesquettensis()

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.

Myurella quettensis Vredenburg 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:09:28
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:09:28
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Terebra quettensis (77157)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Myanmar Terebra quettensis (76592)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Myanmar Terebra quettensis (76586 76588)