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Pterotheca harviei

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae

Taxonomy
Pterotheca harviei was named by Foerste (1924). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St Hugues, 1.5 miles NW of station on Yamaska River, which is in a Maysvillian carbonate limestone in the Nicolet River Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Pterotheca harviei Foerste pp. 219 - 220 figs. pl. 26 f. 6
1992Pterotheca harviei Wahlman p. 186 figs. pl. 26 f. 9-10
2023Pterotheca harviei Wagner p. 336

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyPterothecidae
subfamilyPterothecinae
genusPterotheca
speciesharviei

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.

Pterotheca harviei Foerste 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:25:08
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:53:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Pterotheca harviei (type locality: 155412 173277)