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Punctaconchus ampliporus

Tentaculita - Microconchida - Punctaconchidae

Taxonomy
Punctaconchus ampliporus was named by Vinn and Taylor (2007). Its type specimen is NHM A12009(1), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Foss Cross Quarry, Gloucestershire, which is in a Bathonian/Bathonian sand shoal limestone in the White Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Punctaconchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Punctaconchus ampliporus Vinn and Taylor
2017Punctaconchus ampliporus Zatoń and Olempska p. 889

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
classTentaculitaBoucek 1964
subclassTentaculitida(Ljaschenko 1955)
orderMicroconchidaWeedon 1991
familyPunctaconchidae
genusPunctaconchusVinn and Taylor 2007
speciesampliporusVinn and Taylor 2007

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.

†Punctaconchus ampliporus Vinn and Taylor 2007
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
O. Vinn and P. D. Taylor 2007Tube small, dextrally coiled, cemented to the
substrate over its entire length, lacking a free distal part. External surface smooth, evenly pitted by closely spaced, very
large punctae. Diameter of tube increasing rapidly and regularly, umbilicus relatively narrow.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-29 13:44:32
Modified: 2009-10-11 14:08:35
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aalenian to the top of the Late/Upper Bathonian or 174.70000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aalenian174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom (England) Punctaconchus ampliporus (240992)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Punctaconchus ampliporus (type locality: 240990)