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Rhineoderma piasaensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria piasaensis was named by Hall (1856). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Above C.P. & St. Louis RR tracks, ΒΌ mile east of Piasa Creek, which is in a Meramecian carbonate limestone in the Salem Formation of Illinois.

It was recombined as Rhineoderma piasense by Rollins (1975); it was recombined as Rhineoderma piasaensis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Pleurotomaria piasaensis Hall p. 22
1882Pleurotomaria piasaensis Whitfield pp. 83 - 84 figs. pl. 9 f. 6-7
1883Pleurotomaria piasaensis Hall pp. 354 - 355 figs. pl. 32 f. 6-7
1975Rhineoderma piasense Rollins p. 15
2023Rhineoderma piasaensis Wagner p. 3819

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyTurbonellininae
genusRhineoderma()
speciespiasaensis()

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: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:49
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Meramecian or 342.90000 to 335.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Illinois) Pleurotomaria piasaensis (type locality: 129931)