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Gallensteinia subglaber

Gastropoda - Trochidae

Taxonomy
Trochus subglaber was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Trochus (Gallensteinia).

It was recombined as Gallensteinia subglaber by Dominici (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Trochus subglaber Münster p. 108 figs. Pl 11, fig 22
1891Trochus subglaber Kittl p. 250 figs. Pl 7, figs 12,13
2024Gallensteinia subglaber Dominici p. 29 figs. 13AL-AQ

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTrochidaeRafinesque 1815
genusGallensteinia(Gugenberger 1933)
speciessubglaber()

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.

†Gallensteinia subglaber Münster 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height25.795.006.705.851.20

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:02
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Julian or 239.48000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Italy Gallensteinia subglaber (236003 236005)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Trochus subglaber (type locality: 137429 144631 144634)