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Xerarionta waltmilleri

Gastropoda - Helminthoglyptidae

Taxonomy
Xerarionta waltmilleri was named by Roth (1984). Its type specimen is TMM 40209-1006, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Reeves Bonebed, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Xerarionta waltmilleri Roth p. 207 figs. 16, 17, 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
familyHelminthoglyptidaePilsbry 1939
genusXerariontaPilsbry 1913
specieswaltmilleri

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Texas) Xerarionta waltmilleri (type locality: 17016)