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Palaeostylus dussaulti

Gastropoda - Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae

Taxonomy
Palaeostylus dussaulti was named by Mansuy (1914). It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Palaeostylus dussaulti Mansuy p. 49 figs. pl. 4 f. 21
1942Palaeostylus dussaulti Delpey p. 72 fig. 67
1985Paleostylus dussaulti Batten p. 24 fig. 31
2012Palaeostylus dussaulti Nützel and Nakazawa p. 146 fig. 22H

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderCerithimorpha
familyOrthonemidae
genusPalaeostylus
speciesdussaulti

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.

Palaeostylus dussaulti Mansuy 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height214.010.319.014.76.15
shell diameter22.90--2.90-

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Capitanian or 283.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Malaysia (Perak) Palaeostylus dussaulti (62131)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Palaeostylus dussaulti (109667)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Cambodia Palaeostylus dussaulti (107276 107282)