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Hesperiella canningensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae

Taxonomy
Hesperiella canningensis was named by Cook et al. (2003). It is not extant.

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Hesperiella canningensis Cook et al.
2023Hesperiella canningensis Wagner p. 2966

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPorcelliidae
subfamilyAgnesiinae
genusHesperiella
speciescanningensis

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.

Hesperiella canningensis Cook et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Frasnian to the top of the Early/Lower Famennian or 375.20000 to 368.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Hesperiella canningensis (38986)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Australia (Western Australia) Hesperiella canningensis (39001)