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Ianthinopsis conspicua

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Macrochilina conspicua was named by de Koninck (1881). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bolland, Yorkshire (= Queensbury, Bradford), which is in a Brigantian carbonate limestone in the Danny Bridge Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Ianthinopsis conspicua by Batten (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
I. paulideformis, I. pulchellus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Macrochilina conspicua de Koninck p. 33 figs. pl. 3 f. 34-35
1966Ianthinopsis conspicua Batten pp. 91 - 92 figs. pl. 10 f. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusIanthinopsis
speciesconspicua()

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.

†Ianthinopsis conspicua de Koninck 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:17:45
Source: f = family
Reference: Wagner 2023

Age range: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Ianthinopsis conspicua (57131) Macrochilina conspicua (67670)