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Pseudoceratodes kohaticus

Gastropoda - Ampullariidae

Taxonomy
Pseudoceratodes kohaticus was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68043, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Bed F.2381, Shekhan Nala, Kohat, which is in a Ypresian lacustrine limestone in the Kuldana Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Pseudoceratodes kohaticus Eames p. 17 figs. Pl 2, figs 52a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Architaenioglossa(Haller 1890)
superfamilyAmpullarioideaGray 1824
familyAmpullariidaeGray 1824
genusPseudoceratodesWenz 1928
specieskohaticus

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-19 09:59:30
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:11:35
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan Pseudoceratodes kohaticus (183841 type locality: 183842 183843)