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Biangularia

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria (Biangularia) was named by Spitz (1907) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 362]. It is not extant. Its type is Pleurotomaria (Biangularia) frechi.

It was reranked as Biangularia by Knight et al. (1960) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Pleurotomaria by Spitz (1907); to Murchisoniidae by Knight et al. (1960); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Pleurotomaria (Biangularia) Spitz p. 134
1960Biangularia Knight et al. p. 291
2002Biangularia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusBiangularia()

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.

G. †Biangularia Spitz 1907
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Biangularia frechi Spitz 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 18:05:26
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:43:21
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Austria (Styrian) Pleurotomaria frechi (157679)