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Donaldina gracilis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Donaldinidae

Taxonomy
Donaldina gracilis was named by Erwin (1988). Its type specimen is USNM 400695, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM712f, Ruddy Tank, Hueco Mountains, which is in an Artinskian shallow subtidal limestone in the Hueco Formation of Texas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Donaldina gracilis Erwin
2002Donaldina gracilis Pan and Erwin p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyStreptacidoideaKnight 1931
familyDonaldinidae
genusDonaldina
speciesgracilis

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.

Donaldina gracilis Erwin 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height24.984.705.274.980.403

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: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (New Mexico) Donaldina gracilis (101770 101771 101795 101797)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Donaldina gracilis (type locality: 101773)