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Merriamites eurekae

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae

Taxonomy
Merriamella eurekae was named by Blodgett and Johnson (1992). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Merriamites.

It was recombined as Merriamites eurekae by Blodgett and Johnson (1995) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Merriamella eurekae Blodgett and Johnson p. 95 figs. pl. 1 f. 3-17
1995Merriamites eurekae Blodgett and Johnson p. 608
2023Merriamites eurekae Wagner p. 298

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyPterothecidae
subfamilyCarinaropsinae()
genusMerriamites
specieseurekae()

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.

Merriamites eurekae Blodgett and Johnson 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:36:46
Modified: 2009-09-20 23:23:22
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Nevada) Merriamella eurekae (3826 3830 44124)