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Phymatopleura paraliensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria (Phymatopleura) paraliensis was named by Reed (1944).

It was recombined as Phymatopleura paraliensis by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Pleurotomaria (Phymatopleura) paraliensis Reed p. 325 figs. Pl 57, figs 1-3
2023Phymatopleura paraliensis Wagner p. S8244

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusPhymatopleura
speciesparaliensis()

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height427.116.035.031.08.42

Composition: aragonitef
Ribbing: minorf
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:10:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:13:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Pleurotomaria paraliensis (126704 126756)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Pleurotomaria paraliensis (126883)