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Patellostium ourayensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon ourayensis was named by Gurley (1884). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bucanopsis ourayensis by Plummer and Hornberger (1935); it was recombined as Patellostium ourayensis by Girty (1899), Girty (1903), Yochelson and Saunders (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Bellerophon ourayensis Gurley p. 8
1899Patellostium ourayensis Girty p. 589
1903Patellostium ourayensis Girty p. 471 figs. pl. 10 f. 10a-b
1935Bucanopsis ourayensis Plummer and Hornberger p. 22
1967Patellostium ourayensis Yochelson and Saunders p. 162

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBucaniidae
subfamilyBucaniinae
genusPatellostium
speciesourayensis()

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.

Patellostium ourayensis Gurley 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-20 21:22:59
Modified: 2009-09-20 23:22:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Texas) Bucanopsis ourayensis (11100)