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Puncturella barksdalei

Gastropoda - Lepetellida - Fissurellidae

Taxonomy
Puncturella barksdalei was named by Durham (1944). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mats-Mats Bay, which is in a Priabonian marine conglomerate/sandstone in the Quimper Formation of Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Puncturella barksdalei Durham p. 153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
orderLepetellidaMoskalev 1971
superfamilyFissurelloidea(Fleming 1822)
familyFissurellidaeFleming 1822
genusPuncturellaLowe 1827
speciesbarksdalei

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.

Puncturella barksdalei Durham 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:42:04
Modified: 2011-09-03 16:46:01
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Puncturella barksdalei (91606 type locality: 91607)