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Bembexia babini

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Kersadiella babini was named by Blodgett et al. (1999). It is not extant. Its type locality is Ti12--Tibidy outcrop, which is in a Givetian carbonate shale/siltstone in the Kersadiou Formation of France. It is the type species of Kersadiella.

It was recombined as Bembexia babini by Wagner (2023).

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2004-11-28; modified by P. Wagner on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Kersadiella babini Blodgett et al. p. 1091 figs. f. 6.2-6.4
2003Kersadiella babini Pan and Cook p. 38
2023Bembexia babini Wagner p. S2721

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyEotomariinae
genusBembexia
speciesbabini()

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.

Bembexia babini Blodgett et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Middle Givetian or 385.90000 to 383.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4France (Brittany) Kersadiella babini (type locality: 5917)