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Proconulus scherinus

Gastropoda - Proconulidae

Taxonomy
Trochus scherinus was named by Gemmellaro (1874). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Proconulus scherinus by Szabo (1981).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Trochus scherinus Gemmellaro p. 99 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 10
1981Proconulus scherinus Szabo p. 56 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 4-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTurbinoideaRafinesque 1815
familyProconulidae(Cox 1960)
genusProconulusCossmann 1918
speciesscherinus(Gemmellaro 1874)

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.

Proconulus scherinus Gemmellaro 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
height113.0

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Oxynotum to the top of the Pliensbachian or 199.50000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxynotum - Raricostatum199.5 - 192.9Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Proconulus scherinus (81576)
Ibex192.9 - 184.2Hungary Proconulus scherinus (108945)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Hungary Proconulus scherinus (91406)