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Teinostoma squiresi

Gastropoda - Tornidae

Taxonomy
Teinostoma squiresi was named by Perrilliat (2013). Its type specimen is IGM 4390 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is PU 1334 – Float material along the southern branch of Cajiloa Creek, which is in a Thanetian shallow subtidal shale/sandstone in the Sepultura Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Teinostoma squiresi Perrilliat p. 140 figs. Fig. 5.9, 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyTornidaeSacco 1896
subfamilyVitrinellinaeBush 1897
genusTeinostomaAdams and Adams 1853
speciessquiresi

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.

Teinostoma squiresi Perrilliat 2013
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. d. C. Perrilliat 2013Shell small-sized, discoidal, thin, smooth. Um-bilicus covered by callus, smooth
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: Thanetian or 59.20000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Mexico (Baja) Teinostoma squiresi (type locality: 176456)