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Aladraco schloppensis

Hyolithida - Aladracidae

Taxonomy
Conularia schloppensis was named by Wurm (1925). Its type specimen is BSPM-1924-XII-5 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Oxyprymna, Aladraco.

It was recombined as Oxyprymna schloppensis by Kiderlen (1933); it was recombined as Aladraco schloppensis by Geyer (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Conularia schloppensis Wurm p. 77 figs. pl. 3, figs 1, 2.
1933Oxyprymna schloppensis Kiderlen p. 166–172 figs. 1–5, 7, ?14
2018Aladraco schloppensis Geyer pp. 97 - 98 fig. 2–4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumHyolitha
orderHyolithidaMathew 1962
suborderAladracina
familyAladracidae
genusAladraco
speciesschloppensis(Wurm 1925)

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.

Aladraco schloppensis Wurm 1925
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. Geyer 2018Species of Aladraco with apical angle of conch c. 24–27°, axial chamber expanding with c. 6– 10°; lateral portions with transverse undulations in the apertural half of the conch; external surface with fine transverse growth lines and very subtle longitudinal striation only.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:29:52
Modified: 2007-09-19 11:23:16
Source: o = order, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Undillan or 503.00000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Undillan503.0 - 500.5Germany Aladraco schloppensis (186151 186156 186159 186160 197548)