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Pyrgulifera lajollaensis

Gastropoda - Thiaridae

Taxonomy
Trichotropis lajollaensis was named by Hanna (1927). Its type specimen is UCMP 30906, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pyrgulifera lajollaensis by Givens and Kennedy (1979); it was recombined as Pyrgulifera (Pyrgulifera) lajollaensis by Squires (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Trichotropis lajollaensis Hanna p. 311 figs. Plate 48, figures 4, 5, 6, 9, and 11
1979Pyrgulifera lajollaensis Givens and Kennedy p. 95
1999Pyrgulifera (Pyrgulifera) lajollaensis Squires p. 13 figs. Figure 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyThiaridaeTroschel 1857
genusPyrguliferaMeek 1877
specieslajollaensis()

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:14:32
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (California) Pyrgulifera lajollaensis (200729 200731 210285 210286 210287 210290 210292 220312)