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Worthenia bieberi

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Worthenia bieberi was named by Kittl (1891). Its type specimen is NHMW 1899/V/49 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Wiener Hofsmuseums coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
W. bicarnata, W. bukowskii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Worthenia bieberi Kittl p. 190 figs. Pl 2, fig 34
1899Worthenia bieberi Kittl p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusWorthenia
speciesbieberi

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.

†Worthenia bieberi Kittl 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height16.90

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: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Worthenia bieberi (type locality: 144631)