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Axelella cativa
Taxonomy
Axelella cativa was named by Landau et al. (2012). Its type specimen is NHMW 2011/0177/0032, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TU 961 - Cativa [lower Gatun Fm], which is in a Tortonian coastal siltstone in the Gatun Formation of Panama.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Axelella cativa Landau et al. p. 926 figs. figs. 6.1806.20 |
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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.
†Axelella cativa Landau et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| B. Landau et al. 2012 | A small, very squat and solid Axelella species, with a multispiral protoconch, a short conical spire, sculpture consisting of broad predominantly axial ribs overrun by narrow spiral cords, and a small aperture bearing very strong apertural dentition and columellar folds. |