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Microlampra heshanensis

Gastropoda - Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae

Taxonomy
Microlampra heshanensis was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 127612, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Matan M40, Heshan, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Heshan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Microlampra heshanensis Pan and Erwin p. 12 figs. 6.2-6.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderCerithimorpha
familyOrthonemidae
genusMicrolampra
speciesheshanensis

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†Microlampra heshanensis Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available