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Coelostylina crassa

Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae

Taxonomy
Melania crassa was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Coelostylina crassa by Kittl (1894).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Melania crassa Münster p. 94 figs. Pl 9, fig 17
1843Melania falcifera Klipstein p. 188 figs. Pl 12, fig 18
1894Coelostylina crassa Kittl p. 182 figs. Pl 5, figs 15-21

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

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.

Coelostylina crassa Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Melania falcifera Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height525.322.030.024.03.81

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: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Julian or 239.48000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy (Trentino) Coelostylina crassa (44953)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Coelostylina crassa (34692 69649 69659 69661 69662 69668 69680 144631 144633 144634) Melania crassa (137429)