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Vermicularia porrecta

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Serpulorbis porrectus was named by Deshayes (1861) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Vermetus porrectus by Morellet and Morellet (1945); it was recombined as Vermicularia porrecta by Tracey et al (1995); it was recombined as Vermicularia (Anguillospira) porrecta by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Serpulorbis porrectus Deshayes
1945Vermetus porrectus Morellet and Morellet
1995Vermicularia (Anguillospira) porrecta Pacaud and Le Renard p. 157
1995Vermicularia porrecta Tracey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyVermiculariinae(Dall 1913)
genusVermiculariaLamarck 1799
speciesporrecta(Deshayes 1861)

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.

Vermicularia porrecta Deshayes 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Vermicularia porrecta (8124)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Vermetus porrectus (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Vermicularia porrecta (78567)