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Spiratella pseudopygmaea

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Spiratellidae

Taxonomy
Spiratella pseudopygmaea was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68440, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MF.439, Zinda Pir, which is in a Ypresian marine shale in the Ghazij Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Spiratella pseudopygmaea Eames p. 150 figs. Pl 6, figs 146a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—EuopisthobranchiaJörger et al. 2010
orderPteropodaCuvier 1804
suborderEuthecosomata
familySpiratellidaeDall 1921
genusSpiratellaBlainville 1817
speciespseudopygmaea

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
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

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 Spiratella pseudopygmaea (type locality: 183829)