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Trachyspira heshanensis

Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Trachyspiridae

Taxonomy
Trachyspira heshanensis was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 127623, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Matan M47, Heshan, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Heshan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Trachyspira heshanensis Pan and Erwin p. 25 figs. 12.11 - 12.14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCycloneritida()
superfamilyNaticopsoidea
familyTrachyspiridae
genusTrachyspira
speciesheshanensis

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.

Trachyspira heshanensis Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height29.047.5010.99.202.40

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: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Trachyspira heshanensis (56891 type locality: 56892 116125)