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Cryptaulax armatum

Gastropoda - Cryptaulacidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium armatum was named by Goldfuss (1843).

It was recombined as Cryptaulax armata by Kaim (2004); it was recombined as Cryptaulax armatum by Schulbert and Nützel (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Cerithium armatum Goldfuss p. 29 figs. Pl 173, fig 7
2004Cryptaulax armata Kaim p. 37 fig. 22
2013Cryptaulax armatum Schulbert and Nützel p. 740 figs. 13A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCryptaulacidaeGründel 1976
genusCryptaulax
speciesarmatum(Goldfuss 1843)

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.

Cryptaulax armatum Goldfuss 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Bathonian or 180.40000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7France Cryptaulax armata (51608)
Toarcian - Aalenian184.2 - 170.9Germany Cryptaulax armatum (58223 58225 58313)
Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian180.4 - 170.9France Cryptaulax armata (51501)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Germany Cryptaulax armatum (58237)
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9Switzerland Cryptaulax armata (35801 35835 35836)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Cryptaulax armata (63076)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Poland Cryptaulax armata (63058)