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Trochonemella churkini

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Trochonematidae

Taxonomy
Trochonemella churkini was named by Rohr and Blodgett (1985). It is not extant. Its type locality is USNM 32023. Lone Mountain Area, McGrath C-4 Quadrangle, which is in a Richmondian carbonate limestone in the Telsitna Formation of Alaska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Trochonemella churkini Rohr and Blodgett
1988Trochonemella churkini Rohr p. 561 figs. f. 5.2-5.3, 5.9-5.15
1995Trochonemella churkini Wagner p. 177
1999Trochonemella churkini Wagner
2023Trochonemella churkini Wagner p. 2152

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

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.

Trochonemella churkini Rohr and Blodgett 1985
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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 08:28:17
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:28:17
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Hirnantian or 449.60000 to 443.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Alaska) Trochonemella churkini (type locality: 49341 49346 49347)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4USA (Maine) Trochonemella notablis (13606)