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Potamides mosaliensis

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Potamides mosaliensis was named by Banerjee and Halder (2024). Its type specimen is PG/CG/Cr105, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Potamides mosaliensis Banerjee and Halder pp. 23. 24 figs. 7J-O

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyPotamididae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusPotamidesBrongniart 1810
speciesmosaliensis

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.

Potamides mosaliensis Banerjee and Halder 2024
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. Banerjee and K. Halder 2024Shell small, narrow-turreted; spire long, of 10 convex
whorls; sutures deep with steep sub-sutural ramp; whorl with 3
tuberculated spiral ribs, 12–14 spirally elongated tubercles,
fourth spiral adjacent to anterior suture fine, smooth and sharp;
last whorl constricted at base with 1 sharp and smooth spiral
rib, a moderately elevated siphonal fasciole at termination of
base; aperture sub-circular with a short narrow anterior siphonal
canal; growth lines concave forward on whorl sides, bend backwards at base and sharply turned at fasciole.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:14:03
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:14:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Potamides mosaliensis (235626 235627)