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Procerithium compactum

Gastropoda - Procerithiidae

Taxonomy
Procerithium compactum was named by Grundel (1999). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tongrube Mistelgau, Opalinum Zone, Bavaria, which is in an Opalinum offshore claystone in the Opalinuston Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Procerithium compactum Grundel p. 4 figs. Pl 1, figs 7-9
2013Procerithium compactum Schulbert and Nützel p. 742 figs. 14H-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Cerithiimorpha(Golikov and Starobogatov 1975)
familyProcerithiidaeCossmann 1905
genusProcerithiumCossmann 1902
speciescompactumGrundel 1999

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.

†Procerithium compactum Grundel 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: epifaunalsubo
Diet: grazersubo
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:18:02
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:18:02
Source: subo = suborder, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Opalinum or 174.70000 to 170.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Opalinum174.7 - 170.9Germany Procerithium compactum (type locality: 58305)