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Palaeocapulus morsei

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras (Orthonychia) morsei was named by Hoare (2004) [= Orthonychia acutirostris Morse 1911 p. 406 f. 30]. Its type specimen is OSU 58154, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Palaeocapulus morsei by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Platyceras (Orthonychia) morsei Hoare pp. 87 - 88 figs. 1.9 - 1.10
2023Palaeocapulus morsei Wagner p. S3808

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPalaeocapulus
speciesmorsei()

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.

Palaeocapulus morsei Hoare 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorsuperf
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: passively mobilef
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: coprophagef
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-15 08:04:13
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:16:03
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Knight et al. 1960, Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Chesterian to the top of the Brigantian or 335.40000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian - Brigantian335.4 - 330.3USA (Ohio) Platyceras morsei (85368)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Ohio) Orthonychia acutirostris (128005)