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Hesperiella permianus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae

Taxonomy
Hesperiella permianus was named by Batten (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 431570 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM703a, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Kungurian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Hesperiella permianus Batten p. 38 figs. Pl 8, figs 2-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPorcelliidae
subfamilyAgnesiinae
genusHesperiella
speciespermianus

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.

Hesperiella permianus Batten 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height34.123.505.004.000.764
shell diameter33.80--3.80-

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2024-02-04 19:53:32
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Hesperiella permianus (43491 type locality: 43513 43589)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Hesperiella permianus (43512)