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Kuskokwimia moorei

Gastropoda - Kuskokwimiidae

Taxonomy
Kuskokwimia moorei was named by Frýda and Blodgett (2001). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 83RB9, south flank of Limestone Mountain, which is in an Emsian carbonate limestone in the Limestone Mountain Formation of Alaska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Kuskokwimia moorei Frýda and Blodgett pp. 42 - 43 figs. f. 2
2004Kuskokwimia moorei Frýda and Blodgett pp. 126 - 129 figs. f. 12.1-6; 13
2023Kuskokwimia moorei Wagner p. 3394

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
superorderHeterobranchiaGray 1840
familyKuskokwimiidae
genusKuskokwimia
speciesmoorei

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.

†Kuskokwimia moorei Frýda and Blodgett 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: carnivoresupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:57:31
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:57:31
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5USA (Alaska) Kuskokwimia moorei (type locality: 49107)