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Borestus costatus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Borestus costatus was named by Yoo (1988). Its type locality is Marohn Homestead. Yoo Loc. C34. 200 m northwest of Scone-Gundy road junction, which is in a Tournaisian marine mudstone in the Dangarfield Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Spiroscala costata by Karapunar and Nützel (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Borestus costatus Yoo p. 242 figs. f. 25-28
2022Spiroscala costata Karapunar and Nützel p. 29
2023Borestus costatus Wagner p. 5575

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusBorestus
speciescostatus

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.

Borestus costatus Yoo 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Ribbing: minorf
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:10:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:13:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Hastarian or 358.86000 to 353.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7Australia (New South Wales) Borestus costatus (43901)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Borestus costatus (43904 43949 43950 44080 44088 44159 type locality: 44161)