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Pleurotomaria thebensis

Gastropoda - Pleurotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria thebensis was named by Oppenheim (1902). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Schech-Abd-el-Ourun, Thebes, which is in a Ypresian offshore shale in the Esna Formation of Egypt.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Pleurotomaria thebensis Oppenheim p. 442 figs. Pl 7, figs 16-16a

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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
speciesthebensis

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 thebensis Oppenheim 1902
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Egypt Pleurotomaria thebensis (type locality: 169302)