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Stachella micra

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Euphemitidae

Taxonomy
Stachella mica was named by Yu (1975). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laowuji Section Bed 16 (PL23-14,12,11, PL27-32,31,29), Panxian County, which is in a Griesbachian coastal mudstone/mudstone in the Feixianguan Formation of China.

It was corrected as Stachella micra by Yu (1975), Pan and Shen (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2011-11-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Stachella micra Yu
1975Stachella mica Yu p. 202 figs. Pl 1, fig 3
1980Stachella mica Yu p. 202 figs. Pl 1, fig 3
2008Stachella micra Pan and Shen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyEuphemitidae
subfamilyEuphemitinae
genusStachella
speciesmicra(Yu 1975)

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.

Stachella micra Yu 1975
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height28.526.8010.78.732.73

Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: shallow infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: deposit feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-05-20 05:42:43
Modified: 2025-08-07 22:22:45
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Griesbachian or 259.51000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) Stachella micra (116129)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Stachella mica (type locality: 112112)