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Orinella beaufortensis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Pyramidellidae

Taxonomy
Orinella beaufortensis was named by Ward and Blackwelder (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 204120.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. salinae, O. humboldti, O. poliosura, Tiberia extensa, Tiberia sulcata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Orinella beaufortensis Ward and Blackwelder p. 183 figs. Plate 46, Fig. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderPylopulmonataTeasdale 2017
superfamilyPyramidelloidea(Gray 1840)
familyPyramidellidaeGray 1840
genusOrinella
speciesbeaufortensis

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.

†Orinella beaufortensis Ward and Blackwelder 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:35:11
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:35:11
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available