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Stuoraxis minutus

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Stuoraxidae

Taxonomy
Straparollus (Straparollus) minutus was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 127638, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Matan M40, Heshan, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Heshan Formation of China.

It was recombined as Stuoraxis minutus by Nützel et al. (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Stuoraxis minutus Nützel et al. p. 6 figs. pl. 1 f. 7-10
2002Straparollus (Straparollus) minutus Pan and Erwin pp. 19 - 21 figs. f. 10.6-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
familyStuoraxidaeBandel 1994
genusStuoraxis
speciesminutus()

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.

Stuoraxis minutus Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height20.2960.2300.3800.3050.106

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: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Straparollus minutus (type locality: 56895)