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Teinostoma moodiense

Gastropoda - Tornidae

Taxonomy
Teinostoma moodiense was named by Harris and Palmer (1947) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6845]. Its type specimen is PRI 4498, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is HiMS-2.1, which is in a Bartonian offshore siltstone in the Moodys Branch Formation of Mississippi.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. barryi, T. minuta, T. andrium, T. caroniense, T. angulatum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Teinostoma moodiense Harris and Palmer p. 221 figs. Plate 28, Fiogs. 1,3
2002Teinostoma moodiense Kosnik

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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)
superfamilyTruncatelloideaGray 1840
familyTornidaeSacco 1896
subfamilyVitrinellinaeBush 1897
genusTeinostomaAdams and Adams 1853
speciesmoodiense

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.

†Teinostoma moodiense Harris and Palmer 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9USA (Mississippi) Teinostoma moodiense (1292 1422 1433)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Teinostoma moodiense (92177 type locality: 117473)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Teinostoma moodiense (205501)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) Teinostoma moodiense (205476)