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Solariorbis lawsoni

Gastropoda - Skeneidae

Taxonomy
Solariorbis lawsoni was named by Jeffery and Tracey (1997). Its type specimen is BMNH GG 14545, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Division C, Bursledon Brickworks, which is in a Ypresian offshore shale in the London Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Solariorbis lawsoni Jeffery and Tracey p. 92 figs. Pl 8, figs 7-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familySkeneidae(Clark 1851)
genusSolariorbisConrad 1865
specieslawsoni

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.

Solariorbis lawsoni Jeffery and Tracey 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:46:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Solariorbis lawsoni (type locality: 3268)