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Porcellia nais

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae

Taxonomy
Gyroceras nais was named by Hall (1859). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Porcellia (Porcellia) nais by Blodgett and Johnson (1992); it was recombined as Porcellia nais by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Gyroceras nais Hall figs. pl. 26 f. 26-28
1992Porcellia (Porcellia) nais Blodgett and Johnson p. 112
2023Porcellia nais Wagner p. 2003

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPorcelliidae
subfamilyPorcelliinae
genusPorcellia
speciesnais()

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.

Porcellia nais Hall 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2024-02-04 19:53:32
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available