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Oxystele dorni

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Oxystele dorni was named by Durham (1944). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Twin Rivers, UCMP A3683, which is in an Oligocene marine shale in the Pysht Formation of Washington.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. sinensis, O. tabularis, O. variegata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Oxystele dorni Durham p. 155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyCanthardinaeGray 1857
genusOxystele
speciesdorni

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.

†Oxystele dorni Durham 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Oxystele dorni (205215)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Oxystele dorni (91614 91615)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Oxystele dorni (type locality: 208153)