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Ptychostoma waehneri

Gastropoda - Prostyliferidae

Taxonomy
Ptychostoma waehneri was named by Kittl (1892). Its type specimen is NHMW 1969/1089 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Wiener Hofsmuseums coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Ptychostoma waehneri Kittl p. 95 figs. Pl 8, fig 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(FĂ©russac 1819)
familyProstyliferidaeBandel 1992
genusPtychostoma
specieswaehneri

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.

Ptychostoma waehneri Kittl 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height114.5

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:17:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:17:16
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Ptychostoma waehneri (69659 type locality: 144631)