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Protostylus exiguus

Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae

Taxonomy
Protostylus exiguus was named by Wang (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhongying Section Bed 25 (QZ-7), Qinglong County, which is in a Changhsingian coastal limestone in China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Protostylus exiguus Wang p. 223 figs. Pl 8, fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyCoelostylinidaeCossmann 1909
genusProtostylus
speciesexiguus

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.

Protostylus exiguus Wang 1980
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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: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Protostylus exiguus (type locality: 112091)