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Eirlysia exquisita

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Eirlysia exquisita was named by Batten (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is PU3, Apache Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Eirlysia exquisita Batten
1958Eirlysia exquisita Batten p. 233 figs. Pl 41, figs 1-6,18
1997Eirlysia exquisita Kulas and Batten p. 40
2023Eirlysia exquisita Wagner p. 5873

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusEirlysia
speciesexquisita

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.

Eirlysia exquisita Batten 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height817.110.131.918.17.50
shell diameter818.512.325.520.46.13

Composition: aragonitef
Ribbing: minorf
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:10:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:13:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Eirlysia exquisita (43491 43517 75883 type locality: 75884)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Eirlysia exquisita (43512 81693)