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Cerithiella limula

Gastropoda - Triforidae

Taxonomy
Cerithiella limula was named by Darragh (2017). Its type specimen is WAM 15.74, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Walpole, north, which is in a Priabonian offshore siltstone in the Werillup Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Cerithiella limula Darragh p. 68 figs. Figures 5.15–16, 5.23

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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)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyTriforidaeJousseaume 1884
genusCerithiellaVerrill 1882
specieslimula

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.

†Cerithiella limula Darragh 2017
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:29:55
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:29:55
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) Cerithiella limula (type locality: 205816)