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Crassispira kachhensis

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Taxonomy
Drillia (Crassispira) kachhensis was named by Vredenburg (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Pakistan.]. Its type specimen is Unknown number, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Drillia kachhensis by Vredenburg (1925); it was recombined as Crassispira kachhensis by Harzhauser (2007) and Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Drillia kachhensis Vredenburg
1925Drillia (Crassispira) kachhensis Vredenburg pp. 60-61 figs. pl. 5, figs. 16, 17
2007Crassispira kachhensis Harzhauser p. 110
2009Crassispira kachhensis Harzhauser et al. p. 363

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusCrassispiraSwainson 1840
specieskachhensis()

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.

Crassispira kachhensis Vredenburg 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan Drillia kachhensis (77169 77170)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97India (Gujarat) Crassispira kachhensis (179086)