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Palaeocapulus trigonus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Pileopsis trigona was named by Goldfuss (1844). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Acroculia trigona by Römer (1843); it was recombined as Capulus trigonus by Clarke (1885); it was recombined as Palaeocapulus trigonus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Acroculia trigona Römer p. 26 figs. pl. 12 f. 33
1844Pileopsis trigona Goldfuss p. 9 figs. pl. 167 f. 17
1885Capulus trigonus Clarke p. 360
2023Palaeocapulus trigonus Wagner p. S7984

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPalaeocapulus
speciestrigonus()

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.

Palaeocapulus trigonus Goldfuss 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorsuperf
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: passively mobilef
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: coprophagef
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-15 08:04:13
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:16:03
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

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 - 358.9Germany Acroculia trigona (156553)