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Westwooditrochus westwoodensis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Palaeotrochidae

Taxonomy
Westwooditrochus westwoodensis was named by Cook (1998). It is not extant. Its type locality is QML 1037 - 400 m NE of Westwood Creek, Cape Dommett, which is in a Frasnian marine limestone/sandstone in the Hargreaves Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Westwooditrochus westwoodensis Cook
2023Westwooditrochus westwoodensis Wagner p. 2964

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPalaeotrochoidea()
familyPalaeotrochidae
genusWestwooditrochus
specieswestwoodensis

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:48:31
Modified: 2009-09-21 17:48:31
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Westwooditrochus westwoodensis (type locality: 38742)