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Ananias guojiashanensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Ananias guojiashanensis was named by Tong and Erwin (2001). Its type specimen is USNM 485502 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Guojiashan Section, Bed 19-3, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in the Guojiashan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Ananias guojiashanensis Tong and Erwin p. 11 figs. Pl 1, figs 13-16

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

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.

Ananias guojiashanensis Tong and Erwin 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height210.210.010.510.20.354

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: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Gansu) Ananias guojiashanensis (type locality: 119265 119266)