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Consobrinella elegantula

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Tubiferidae

Taxonomy
Consobrinella elegantula was named by Haas (1953). Its type specimen is AMNH 27647:42 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro de Pasco area, Ninacaca, loc. 86, which is in a Rhaetian marine limestone in Peru. It is the type species of Consobrinella.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Consobrinella elegantula Haas p. 280 figs. Pl 18, figs 62-78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyTubiferidaeCossmann 1895
genusConsobrinella
specieselegantula

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height362.591.404.402.550.706

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:24:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:24:38
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Peru Consobrinella elegantula (type locality: 68119)