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Bembexia neapolitana

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria neapolitana was named by Whidborne (1892). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lummaton Quarries, West of St. Mary Church, Lummaton Parrish, Torquay, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Torquay Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Bembexia neapolitana by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Pleurotomaria neapolitana Whidborne pp. 286 - 289 figs. pl. 27 f. 15-16
2023Bembexia neapolitana Wagner p. 2541

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyEotomariinae
genusBembexia
speciesneapolitana()

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.

†Bembexia neapolitana Whidborne 1892
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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

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Pleurotomaria neapolitana (type locality: 129878 130270)