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Dientomochilus (Varicospira) tenuiincisus

Gastropoda - Rostellariidae

Taxonomy
Dientomochilus (Varicospira) tenuiincisus was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68227, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Bed F.2519, Zinda Pir, which is in a Bartonian marine shale in the Drazinda Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Dientomochilus (Varicospira) tenuiincisus Eames p. 72 figs. Pl 3, fig 75

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyRostellariidae(Gabb 1868)
subfamilyRimellinaeStewart 1927
genusDientomochilus
subgenusVaricospira
speciestenuiincisus

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 mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Pakistan Dientomochilus tenuiincisus (type locality: 183853)