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Ataphrus wawalensis

Gastropoda - Ataphridae

Taxonomy
Ataphrus wawalensis was named by Kaim (2004). Its type specimen is ZPAL Ga.9/199, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample R1, Wạwał clay pit, which is in a Valanginian offshore claystone in Poland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Ataphrus wawalensis Kaim p. 28 fig. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAtaphridaeCossmann 1915
genusAtaphrus
specieswawalensis

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.

Ataphrus wawalensis Kaim 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Valanginian or 137.05000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Poland (Lodzkie) Ataphrus wawalensis (type locality: 64876)