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Stegocoelia (Taosia) crenulata

Gastropoda - Orthonematidae

Taxonomy
Taosia crenulata was named by Girty (1939). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Stegocoelia (Taosia) crenulata by Yochelson and Saunders (1967), Kues (1991), Batten (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. abrupta, S. compactoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Taosia crenulata Girty p. 26 figs. 8-11
1967Stegocoelia (Taosia) crenulata Yochelson and Saunders p. 213
1991Stegocoelia (Taosia) crenulata Kues p. 227 fig. 3.12
1995Stegocoelia (Taosia) crenulata Batten p. 21 figs. 29a-b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyOrthonematoideaNützel and Bandel 2000
familyOrthonematidae()
genusStegocoelia
subgenusTaosia
speciescrenulata()

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 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: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Gzhelian or 323.40000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Texas) Stegocoelia crenulata (79966)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Stegocoelia crenulata (160176 160177)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Stegocoelia crenulata (156695 156713 156715) Taosia crenulata (146819)