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Eucycloscala obliquicostata

Gastropoda - Eucyclidae

Taxonomy
Eucycloscala obliquicostata was named by Yin and Yochelson (1983). Its type specimen is GQ81083 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Yinshanpo KC261, Qingyan, which is in a Pelsonian/Illyrian marine shale/marl in the Qingyan Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Eucycloscala obliquicostata Yin and Yochelson p. 521 figs. 1A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilySeguenzioideaVerril 1884
familyEucyclidaeKoken 1896
genusEucycloscala
speciesobliquicostata

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.

Eucycloscala obliquicostata Yin and Yochelson 1983
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height19.10

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:46:29
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:18
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Illyrian or 247.20000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Eucycloscala obliquicostata (31611 31612 31618 31619 31620 31621 31622 31623 31624 31625 31627 31628 31631 44247 44250 type locality: 44252)