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Macrochilina germanica

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Macrochilina germanica was named by Dietz (1911). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pößneck, Zone VII, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate carbonate in the Zechstein Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Macrochilina germanica Dietz p. 490 figs. Pl 15, fig 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
subfamilySoleniscinae
genusMacrochilina
speciesgermanica

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.

Macrochilina germanica Dietz 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Macrochilina germanica (type locality: 208967)