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Tetrastomella pseudohumilis

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Columbellidae

Taxonomy
Tetrastomella pseudohumilis was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68279, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Bed F.2679, Zinda Pir, which is in a Ypresian marine shale in the Ghazij Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Tetrastomella pseudohumilis Eames p. 95 figs. Pl 3, figs 86a,b, 87

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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
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyBuccinoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyColumbellidaeSwainson 1840
familyPyrenidaeSuter 1909
genusTetrastomella(Sacco 1890)
speciespseudohumilis

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 mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:10:18
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:11:15
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 - 48.07Pakistan Tetrastomella pseudohumilis (type locality: 183845)