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Aequispirella jurassica

Gastropoda - Skeneidae

Taxonomy
Aequispirella jurassica was named by Kaim (2004). Its type specimen is ZPAL Ga.9/107, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lukow, Podlasie region, Lubelskie, which is in a Callovian transition zone/lower shoreface claystone in Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Aequispirella jurassica Kaim p. 15 fig. 3A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familySkeneidae(Clark 1851)
genusAequispirellaFinlay 1924
speciesjurassica

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
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:46:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Poland Aequispirella jurassica (type locality: 63064)