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Bensbergia pulchra

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Westernia pulchra was named by Fenton and Fenton (1924). Its type locality is Hackerberry Grove, south bank of Winnabago River, which is in a Frasnian carbonate carbonate in the Lime Creek Formation of Iowa.

It was recombined as Bensbergia pulchra by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Westernia pulchra Fenton and Fenton pp. 188 - 189 figs. pl. 34 f. 4; pl. 38 f. 7
2023Bensbergia pulchra Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusBensbergia
speciespulchra()

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.

Bensbergia pulchra Fenton and Fenton 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Iowa) Westernia pulchra (type locality: 56255)