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Rhizorus pakistanicus

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchiata - Retusidae

Taxonomy
Rhizorus pakistanicus was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68426, 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
1952Rhizorus pakistanicus Eames p. 145 figs. Pl 5, figs 126a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderOpisthobranchiata(Milne-Edwards 1848)
orderCephalaspideaFischer 1883
superfamilyPhilinoideaGray 1850
familyRetusidaeThiele 1925
genusRhizorusMontfort 1810
speciespakistanicus

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.

†Rhizorus pakistanicus Eames 1952
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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 07:33:17
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:33:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

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 Rhizorus pakistanicus (type locality: 183853)