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Trochus (Palaeotrochus) praecursor rockfordensis

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Trochus (Palaeotrochus) praecursor rockfordensis was named by Webster (1906) [Trochus (Palæotrochus) præcursor var. rockfordensis]. It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. balinensis, T. coarctatus, T. maximiliani, T. ripleyanus, T. larioliana, T. lorioliana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Trochus (Palaeotrochus) praecursor rockfordensis Webster p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusTrochus
subgenusPalaeotrochus
speciespraecursor()
subspeciesrockfordensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"f
Composition 2: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-04 09:00:39
Modified: 2010-02-04 11:00:39
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Squires 1976, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available