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Nerinea (Plesioptygmatis) tomasensis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae

Taxonomy
Nerinea (Plesioptygmatis) tomasensis was named by Allison (1955). It is not extant. Its type specimen is UCMP 33614, a partial shell. Its type locality is Alisitos Fm. (UCB A-8313), which is in an Aptian reef, buildup or bioherm carbonate in the Alisitos Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. azteca, N. castor, N. incisa, N. mosae, N. nodosa, N. robusta, N. sculpta, N. tuberculosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Nerinea (Plesioptygmatis) tomasensis Allison p. 425 figs. P1. 43, figs. 10, 12; Text-figs. 3B, 3E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyNerineoideaZittel 1873
familyNerineidaeZittel 1873
subfamilyNerineinaeZittel 1873
genusNerineaDeshayes 1827
subgenusPlesioptygmatis
speciestomasensis

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 mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Mexico (Baja California) Nerinea tomasensis (1873 type locality: 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1883)