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Uchauxia beali

Gastropoda - Procerithiidae

Taxonomy
Uchauxia beali was named by Allison (1955). Its type specimen is UCMP 33507, a partial shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alisitos Fm. (UCB A-8321), which is in an Aptian shallow subtidal sandstone in the Alisitos Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Uchauxia beali Allison p. 418 figs. P1. 42, fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Cerithiimorpha(Golikov and Starobogatov 1975)
familyProcerithiidaeCossmann 1905
genusUchauxiaCossmann 1902
speciesbeali

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.

Uchauxia beali Allison 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: epifaunalsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:18:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:18:02
Source: subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Mexico (Baja California) Uchauxia beali (1878 type locality: 1881)