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Apachella thailandensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Apachella thailandensis was named by Ketwetsuriya et al. (2020). Its type specimen is ESKU-19-LP 62, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Erawan Hill, which is in a Roadian carbonate packstone in the Khao Khad Formation of Thailand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Apachella thailandensis Ketwetsuriya et al. p. 14 fig. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyNeilsoniinae
genusApachella
speciesthailandensis

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.

Apachella thailandensis Ketwetsuriya et al. 2020
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height57.014.609.407.101.86

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:49
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Thailand Apachella thailandensis (type locality: 103565)