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Dimorphosoma

Gastropoda - Aporrhaidae

Taxonomy
Dimorphosoma was named by Gardner (1887).

It was synonymized subjectively with Drepanocheilus by Cossmann (1904), Wenz (1940) and Wenz (1940).

It was assigned to Dimorphosominae by Kollmann (2009), Cataldo (2014).

Species lacking formal opinion data
D. ancylochia, D. kinklispira, D. pleurospira, D. vectianum, D. weaveri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Dimorphosoma Gardner
2009Dimorphosoma Kollmann pp. 53 - 54
2014Dimorphosoma Cataldo pp. 1228 - 1229

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAporrhaidaeGray 1850
subfamilyDimorphosominae
genusDimorphosomaGardner 1887

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.

G. †Dimorphosoma Gardner 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 05:55:58
Modified: 2009-10-09 22:54:17
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Aptian or 125.77000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Argentina (Neuquen) D. weaveri (176970)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) D. ancylochia, D. kinklispira (1747) D. pleurospira (1836) D. vectianum (1769 1851)