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Faxetrochus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Porcelliidae

Taxonomy
Faxetrochus was named by Schnetler and Lozouet (2012). Its type is Faxetrochus problematicus.

It was assigned to Porcelliidae by Schnetler and Lozouet (2012), Lauridsen and Schnetler (2014).

Species
F. problematicus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Faxetrochus Schnetler and Lozouet p. 4
2014Faxetrochus Lauridsen and Schnetler

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPorcelliidae
genusFaxetrochusSchnetler and Lozouet 2012

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. †Faxetrochus Schnetler and Lozouet 2012
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Faxetrochus problematicus Schnetler and Lozouet 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.66000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark F. problematicus (176994 184348)