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Perotrochus (Perotrochus) hanoverensis

Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria hanoverensis was named by Kellum (1926) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene; North Carolina.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS 10340, 10613 (City Rock quarry near cemetery), which is in a Bartonian deep subtidal ramp wackestone/grainstone in the Castle Hayne Formation of North Carolina.

It was recombined as Perotrochus (Perotrochus) hanoverensis by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Pleurotomaria hanoverensis Kellum pp. 24-25 figs. pl. 4, figs. 1-2
2008Perotrochus (Perotrochus) hanoverensis Hendy et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyPleurotomariidaeSwainson 1840
genusPerotrochusFischer 1885
subgenusPerotrochusFischer 1885
specieshanoverensis()

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.

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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: 2009-09-21 10:45:50
Modified: 2014-09-30 15:03:14
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) Pleurotomaria hanoverensis (type locality: 5436 91736)