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Borestus procerus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Borestus procerus was named by Thomas (1940). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Newcastleton, which is in an Asbian carbonate limestone in the Scremerston Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Borestus procerus Thomas pp. 55 - 56 figs. pl. 3 f. 2a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusBorestus
speciesprocerus

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.

Borestus procerus Thomas 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Ribbing: minorf
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:10:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:13:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Asbian or 339.90000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Borestus procerus (type locality: 155879)