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Taosia dozierensis

Gastropoda - Orthonematidae

Taxonomy
Orthonema dozierensis was named by Beede (1907). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dozier (KUMIP coll), which is in a Capitanian shallow subtidal dolomite in the Whitehorse Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Stegocoelia (Taosia) dozierensis by Yochelson and Saunders (1967); it was recombined as Taosia dozierensis by Knight (1940) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Orthonema dozierensis Beede p. 168 figs. pl. 8 f. 8
1940Taosia dozierensis Knight p. 310 figs. Pl 9, figs 1a-d
1967Stegocoelia (Taosia) dozierensis Yochelson and Saunders p. 213
2023Taosia dozierensis Wagner p. S7721

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyOrthonematoideaNützel and Bandel 2000
familyOrthonematidae()
genusTaosia
speciesdozierensis()

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.

†Taosia dozierensis Beede 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Orthonema dozierensis (97264 136220) Taosia dozierensis (116645 116650)