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Pachystrophia balclatchiensis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae

Taxonomy
Lesueurilla balclatchiensis was named by Longstaff (1924). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Balclatchie Farm, Ayrshire, Girvan, which is in a Burrellian carbonate limestone/conglomerate in the Balclatchie Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Pachystrophia balclatchiensis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Lesueurilla balclatchiensis Longstaff p. 438 figs. pl. 36 f. 14a-b
2023Pachystrophia balclatchiensis Wagner p. 1003

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyHolopeidae
genusPachystrophia
speciesbalclatchiensis()

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: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 22:02:50
Modified: 2009-06-05 21:10:20
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Burrellian or 456.60000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Lesueurilla balclatchiensis (type locality: 169263)