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Ianthinopsis pinguis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Macrocheilus pinguis was named by Winchell (1863). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Prospect Hill, bluff above river south of Burlington, which is in a Famennian marine sandstone in the English River Formation of Iowa.

It was recombined as Sphaerodoma pinguis by Keyes (1889), Keyes (1894), Weller (1900), Weller (1905) and Girty (1915); it was recombined as Ianthinopsis pinguis by Yochelson and Saunders (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Macrocheilus pinguis Winchell p. 21
1889Sphaerodoma pinguis Keyes p. 306
1894Sphaerodoma pinguis Keyes p. 213
1900Sphaerodoma pinguis Weller p. 108 figs. pl. 6 f. 1-2
1905Sphaerodoma pinguis Weller p. 62
1915Sphaerodoma pinguis Girty p. 200
1967Ianthinopsis pinguis Yochelson and Saunders pp. 103 - 104

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

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 pinguis Winchell 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Famennian or 372.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Iowa) Macrocheilus pinguis (type locality: 146537)