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Porcellia nodosa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae

Taxonomy
Porcellia nodosa was named by Hall (1859). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Porcellia nodosa Hall p. 92
1868Porcellia nodosa Meek and Worthen p. 458 figs. pl. 14 f. 1a-b
1889Porcellia nodosa Rowley p. 276
1894Porcellia nodosa Keyes p. 154 figs. pl. 51 f. 4

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

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 nodosa Hall 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available