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Pseudobellardia muttii

Gastropoda - Melanopsidae

Taxonomy
Pseudobellardia muttii was named by Dominici and Kowalke (2014). Its type specimen is IGF 4396E, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rio Esera, sample 53, which is in a Ypresian shallow subtidal mudstone in Spain.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Pseudobellardia muttii Dominici and Kowalke p. 148 figs. Pl. 2, figs 12-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyMelanopsidae(Adams and Adams 1854)
genusPseudobellardiaCox 1931
speciesmuttii

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.

Pseudobellardia muttii Dominici and Kowalke 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:13:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:13:46
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain Pseudobellardia muttii (type locality: 184271 184272)