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Epitonium frondiculum

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Scalaria frondicula Wood
1848Scalaria frondicula Wood p. 92
2007Epitonium frondiculum Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
genusEpitoniumBolten 1798
speciesfrondiculum(Wood 1842)

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.

Epitonium frondiculum Wood 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thing
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:37:01
Modified: 2018-03-19 13:34:38
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Abbott and Dance 1986, Beu et al. 1990

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Epitonium frondiculum (62882 62883)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Epitonium frondiculum (62903 62931 62933 62934 62936 62940 62941 62952 63024)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany Epitonium frondiculum (111599)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands Epitonium frondiculum (186883 186884)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Epitonium frondiculum (61895 61896 61897 61898 61901 61902 61903 61904 61905 61907 62867 62888)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium (Antwerpen) Epitonium frondiculum (48092)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Belgium Epitonium frondiculum (77863 77871)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Netherlands (Noord-Brabant) Epitonium frondiculum (59003)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Epitonium frondiculum (179048 179079)