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Heterosubulites

Gastropoda - Meekospiridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Heterosubulites Bandel
2020Heterosubulites Ketwetsuriya et al. p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyMeekospiridae
genusHeterosubulites

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.

G. †Heterosubulites Bandel 2002
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Heterosubulites fusiformis Nützel and Nakazawa 2012
Heterosubulites longusapertura Ketwetsuriya et al. 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height62.151.402.702.500.567
shell diameter61.210.8501.501.300.259

Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2025-08-07 21:57:54
Modified: 2025-08-07 21:57:54
Source: f = family
References: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Capitanian or 274.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Thailand H. longusapertura (103565)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan H. fusiformis (109667)