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Dimorphotectus yunnanensis

Gastropoda - Proconulidae

Taxonomy
Dimorphotectus yunnanensis was named by Pan (1977). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is YHS450, Heping township, Jinggu County, which is in a Carnian marine horizon in the Weiyuanjiang Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Dimorphotectus yunnanensis Pan p. 99 figs. Pl 3, fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTurbinoideaRafinesque 1815
familyProconulidae(Cox 1960)
genusDimorphotectusCossmann 1918
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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Yunnan) Dimorphotectus yunnanensis (type locality: 165396)