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Microdrillia parthenoides

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae

Taxonomy
Microdrillia parthenoides was named by Harris and Palmer (1947). Its type specimen is PRI 4976 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Robinson's Ferry, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Microdrillia parthenoides Harris and Palmer p. 439 figs. Plate 61, Fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBorsoniidae(Bellardi 1875)
genusMicrodrilliaCasey 1903
speciesparthenoides

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.

Microdrillia parthenoides Harris and Palmer 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Texas) Microdrillia parthenoides (type locality: 232685)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Texas) Microdrillia parthenoides (91101)