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Trochotoma (Discotoma) yunnanensis

Gastropoda - Trochotomidae

Taxonomy
Trochotoma (Discotoma) yunnanensis was named by Pan (1977). Its type specimen is NIGP 24180, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is YHS458, Heping township, Jinggu County, which is in a Carnian marine horizon in the Weiyuanjiang Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Trochotoma (Discotoma) yunnanensis Pan p. 97 figs. Pl 2, figs 10-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyTrochotomidaeCox 1960
genusTrochotomaEudes-Deslongchamps 1843
subgenusDiscotoma
speciesyunnanensis

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
partNmean
shell height120.1

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:46:28
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:46:28
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Alaunian or 237.00000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Yunnan) Trochotoma yunnanensis (type locality: 165315)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18China (Yunnan) Trochotoma yunnanensis (165402)