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Donaldina gigantea

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Donaldinidae

Taxonomy
Donaldina gigantea was named by Heidelberger (2001) [?Donaldina gigantea Heidelberger 2001]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Gastropods of the Lahn Basin Limestones: Hahnstaetten (back-reef), which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone/reef rocks in the Bücheler Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Donaldina gigantea Heidelberger
2023Donaldina gigantea Wagner p. 4557

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyStreptacidoideaKnight 1931
familyDonaldinidae
genusDonaldina
speciesgigantea

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.

Donaldina gigantea Heidelberger 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Donaldina gigantea (type locality: 38358)