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Pseudoscalites elegantissimus

Gastropoda - Purpurinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoscalites elegantissimus was named by Kittl (1892). Its type specimen is NHMW 1899/VII/27 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Pseudoscalites.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Pseudoscalites elegantissimus Kittl p. 66 figs. Pl 6, figs 11,12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyPurpurinidaeZittel 1895
genusPseudoscalites
specieselegantissimus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height214.913.316.815.12.47

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:51:34
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:51:34
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Sevatian or 237.00000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Pseudoscalites elegantissimus (144634 144927)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7USA (Idaho) Pseudoscalites elegantissimus (38377)