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Pileopsis dilatata

Gastropoda - Capulidae

Taxonomy
Patella dilatata was named by Lamarck (1802). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grignon (Lamarck collection), which is in a Lutetian open shallow subtidal sandstone/sandstone in France.

It was recombined as Pileopsis dilatata by Lamarck (1822), Deshayes (1824).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Patella dilatata Lamarck p. 311 figs. 13, 16
1822Pileopsis dilatata Lamarck p. 20
1824Pileopsis dilatata Deshayes p. 24 figs. Pl 2, figs 19-21

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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)
superfamilyCapuloideaFleming 1822
familyCapulidaeFleming 1822
genusPileopsis
speciesdilatata()

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.

Pileopsis dilatata Lamarck 1802
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:46:36
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:36
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Patella dilatata (type locality: 184107) Pileopsis dilatata (171525)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Pileopsis dilatata (184818)