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Shwedagonia orientalis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Shwedagonia orientalis was named by Pan (1985) [Yü in Pan 1985]. It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Shwedagonia orientalis Pan p. 31 figs. Pl 2, fig 3
1993Shwedagonia orientalis Pan and Yu p. 42 figs. pl. 7 f. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
subtribeGlabrocingulides
genusShwedagonia
speciesorientalis

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
partNmean
shell height112.0

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:49
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Changhsingian or 290.10000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3China (Guangxi) Shwedagonia orientalis (88714)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Shwedagonia orientalis (110088)