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Pterotheca girvanensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae

Taxonomy
Pterotheca girvanensis was named by Reed (1909). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Pterotheca girvanensis Reed
1995Pterotheca girvanensis Clarkson et al. p. 111
2023Pterotheca girvanensis Wagner p. 3614

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

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.

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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: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Harnagian to the top of the Burrellian or 458.40000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harnagian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterotheca girvanensis (72413)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterotheca girvanensis (78001 156584)