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Euchelus (Vaceuchelus)

Gastropoda - Eucyclidae

Taxonomy
Euchelus (Vaceuchelus) was named by Iredale (1929) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7536]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Euchelus by Ladd (1966), Wilson (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Euchelus (Vaceuchelus) Iredale p. 272
1966Euchelus (Vaceuchelus) Ladd p. 34
1993Euchelus (Vaceuchelus) Wilson p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilySeguenzioideaVerril 1884
familyEucyclidaeKoken 1896
genusEuchelusPhilippi 1847
subgenusVaceuchelusIredale 1929

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.

Subg. Euchelus (Vaceuchelus) Iredale 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:50:27
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:50:27
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Euchelus sp. A (43334) Euchelus sp. A, Euchelus angulatus (43306)