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Scalites tellerensis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae

Taxonomy
Raphistoma tellerensis was named by Rohr (1988). It is not extant. Its type locality is USNM 36394, Teller Quadrangle, Don River area, York Mountain, Seward Peninsula, which is in a Richmondian carbonate wackestone/packstone in the Port Clarence Limestone Formation of Alaska.

It was recombined as Scalites tellerensis by Wagner (1999), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Raphistoma tellerensis Rohr
1999Scalites tellerensis Wagner p. 75
2023Scalites tellerensis Wagner p. 1103

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyRaphistomatoidea
familyRaphistomatidae()
genusScalites
speciestellerensis()

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.

Scalites tellerensis Rohr 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:23:58
Modified: 2009-03-04 12:23:58
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Alaska) Raphistoma tellerensis (type locality: 49346)