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Nerinea gachupinae

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Nerineidae

Taxonomy
Nerinea gachupinae was named by Alencaster (1977). Its type specimen is IGM-2326 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Gachupina, which is in a Kimmeridgian shallow subtidal limestone/marl in the San Ricardo Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Nerinea gachupinae Alencaster

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyNerineoideaZittel 1873
familyNerineidaeZittel 1873
subfamilyNerineinaeZittel 1873
genusNerineaDeshayes 1827
speciesgachupinae

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.

Nerinea gachupinae Alencaster 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell diameter414.610.519.015.23.62

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: Kimmeridgian or 157.30000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Mexico (Chiapas) Nerinea gachupinae (type locality: 98672)