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Dircella spillmani

Gastropoda - Potamididae

Taxonomy
Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) spillmani was named by Conrad (1860). It is the type species of Dircella.

It was recombined as Dircella spillmani by Sohl (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Turbonilla (Chemnitzia) spillmani Conrad
1960Dircella spillmani Sohl p. 80 figs. Pl 8, figs 7,8,11,15-18

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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)
genusDircella
speciesspillmani(Conrad 1860)

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.

†Dircella spillmani Conrad 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Tennessee) Dircella spillmani (4121)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Dircella spillmani (4127)