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Pleurotomaria monilifera

Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria monilifera was named by Terquem and Jourdy (1873). Its type specimen is LPBIIIG 1737, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Pleurotomaria monilifera Terquem and Jourdy p. 65 figs. pl. 4 f. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea(Swainson 1840)
familyPleurotomariidaeSwainson 1840
genusPleurotomaria
speciesmonilifera

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.

Pleurotomaria monilifera Terquem and Jourdy 1873
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: omnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:43:45
Modified: 2004-02-29 20:43:45
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
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