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Pterotheca saffordi

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Clioderma saffordi Hall p. 96
1889Clioderma saffordi Lesley
1924Pterotheca saffordi Foerste p. 218
1930Pterotheca saffordi Bradley p. 242
1944Pterotheca saffordi Knight and Bridge
1951Pterotheca saffordi Wilson p. 33
1960Pterotheca saffordi Knight et al. p. 182
1992Pterotheca saffordi Wahlman pp. 182 - 183 figs. pl. 39 f. 1-5, 13; pl. 40 f. 8-9
2023Pterotheca saffordi Wagner p. 337

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

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.

Pterotheca saffordi Hall 1861
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Pterotheca saffordi (5331)