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Megastomia canaliculata

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae

Taxonomy
Megastomia canaliculata was named by Banerjee and Halder (2023). Its type specimen is PG/CG/Pd11, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MGS3 Cambay Shale Mangrol Mine , which is in a Ypresian marginal marine shale in the Cambay Shale Formation of India.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Megastomia canaliculata Banerjee and Halder figs. 5B1-B6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderPylopulmonataTeasdale 2017
superfamilyPyramidelloidea(Gray 1840)
familyPyramidellidaeGray 1840
genusMegastomiaFleming 1817
speciescanaliculata

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.

†Megastomia canaliculata Banerjee and Halder 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:35:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:35:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Megastomia canaliculata (type locality: 235624 235626 235627)