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Epiwocklumeria applanata

Cephalopoda - Clymeniida - Wocklumeriidae

Taxonomy
Wocklumeria applanata was named by Wedekind (1918). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Burg, Borkewehr, near Wocklum (Wedekind collection), which is in a Famennian carbonate limestone in the Wocklum Limestone Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Epiwocklumeria applanata by Becker (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Wocklumeria applanata Wedekind p. 173 figs. Pl 19, fig 15
2000Epiwocklumeria applanata Becker p. 65 figs. Pl 4, figs 13-16; text-fig 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderClymeniidaHyatt 1884
suborderWocklumeriinaBecker 1997
superfamilyWocklumeriaceaeSchindewolf 1937
familyWocklumeriidaeSchindewolf 1937
genusEpiwocklumeriaSchindewolf 1937
speciesapplanata(Wedekind 1918)

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.

Epiwocklumeria applanata Wedekind 1918
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height310.37.0014.011.03.51
shell diameter319.613.627.520.06.96
shell inflation30.0010.0010.0010.001-

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:37:52
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:37:52
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany Epiwocklumeria applanata (172507 172511 172529 181336 229396) Wocklumeria applanata (type locality: 172526)