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Trochonema exile

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Trochonematidae

Taxonomy
Trochonema exile was named by Whitfield (1889). It is not extant. Its type locality is Division B Beds, below the lower "Ophileta beds", Section northeast of Shoreham, which is in a Stairsian carbonate limestone/dolomite in the Fort Ann Formation of Vermont.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Trochonema exile Whitfield

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyTrochonematidae
genusTrochonema
speciesexile

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Trochonema exile Whitfield 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:25:05
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:25:05
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Stairsian or 485.40000 to 478.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6USA (Vermont) Trochonema exile (type locality: 56488)