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Shansiella

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Portlockiellidae

Taxonomy
Shansiella was named by Yin (1932) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. It is not extant. Its type is Gyronema altispiralis.

It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Portlockiellidae by Knight et al. (1960), Karapunar and Nützel (2022).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Shansiella Yin
1940Latischisma Thomas
1960Shansiella Knight et al. p. 212
2002Shansiella Sepkoski
2022Shansiella Karapunar and Nützel p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPortlockiellidae
genusShansiella

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.

G. †Shansiella Yin 1932
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Subg. †Shansiella (Oklahomaella) Karapunar and Nützel 2022
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Shansiella (Oklahomaella) globilineata Karapunar and Nützel 2022
Subg. †Shansiella (Shansiella) Yin 1932
Shansiella altispiralis Grabau 1922
Shansiella beckwithana McChesney 1859
Shansiella broadheadi White 1880
Shansiella canaliculatus Römer 1843
Shansiella carbonaria Norwood and Pratten 1855
Shansiella globosa Thomas 1940
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Invalid names: Shansiella nitida Thomas 1940 [synonym]
Invalid names: Latischisma Thomas 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height14.70
shell diameter14.50

Composition: aragonitef
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:24:42
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:24:42
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 365.20000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (87 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany Turbo canaliculatus (156553)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) S. globosa (38143)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) S. sp. (157 158 163)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Latischisma globosa (154671)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom Latischisma globosa (90823)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Latischisma globosa (73421) S. globosa (57131)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6China (Ningxia) S. tongxinensis (671)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arizona) S. beckwithana (42800)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) S. globilineata (224924)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2China (Nei Mongol) S. tongxinensis (673)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Michigan) Pleurotomaria carbonaria (276085)
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Wyoming) S. sp. (5725)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6Germany S. sp. (50127)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) S. carbonaria (195795)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) S. beckwithana, S. carbonaria (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Pleurotomaria carbonaria (184079)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) S. beckwithana (64888 64924) S. beckwithana, S. carbonaria (64915) S. carbonaria (64890 64892 64897 64900 64902 64907 64909 64913 64918 64919 64925 64928 64929 64930 64936 64940 64942 64946 64948 71922)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) S. beckwithana, S. carbonaria (46536) S. sp. (146530)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) S. broadheadi (70482) S. carbonaria (70135 70255 70271 70290 70296 70297)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Texas) Pleurotomaria carbonaria, Pleurotomaria beckwithiana (11100) S. sp. (216619)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Pleurotomaria carbonaria (90783)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Pleurotomaria carbonaria (128580) S. beckwithana (170908)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) S. sp. (117 143 155)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) S. sp. (151)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Pleurotomaria carbonaria (175104 175105 175106) S. insecta, S. beckwithana (175213)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) Pleurotomaria carbonaria (184103 184105 184106)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) Pleurotomaria carbonaria (156737) S. planicostata (217916)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Pleurotomaria broadheadi (237767)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Illinois) S. broadheadi (49833) S. sp. (50219)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Maryland) S. carbonaria (118827)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) S. beckwithana (220414) S. carbonaria (217895 225052) S. planicostata (217897 217905 217908 217958 218002 218006 218025) S. planicostata, S. carbonaria (217893) S. planocostata (217915)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan S. sp. (109667)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greece S. sp. (64176)