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Wellergyi chesterensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Wellergyi chesterensis was named by Thein and Nitecki (1974). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Wellergyi chesterensis Thein and Nitecki
2023Wellergyi chesterensis Wagner p. 6126

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
tribeDeseretospirides
genusWellergyi
specieschesterensis

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.

Wellergyi chesterensis Thein and Nitecki 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:49
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Chesterian or 335.40000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Kentucky) Wellergyi chesterensis (59823)