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Plectonotus laticarinata

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae

Taxonomy
Bucaniella laticarinata was named by Knod (1908). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bellerophon laticarinatus by Oosthuizen (1984); it was recombined as Plectonotus laticarinata by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Bucaniella laticarinata Knod pp. 505 - 506 figs. pl. 22 f. 6-6a
1984Bellerophon laticarinatus Oosthuizen p. 127
2023Plectonotus laticarinata Wagner p. 4582

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyPlectonotidae()
genusPlectonotus
specieslaticarinata()

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: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:25:39
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:24:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Emsian or 402.50000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Bellerophon laticarinatus (35581 35584 35589 35590)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9South Africa Bellerophon laticarinatus (35599)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7South Africa Bellerophon laticarinatus (35593)