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Maclurites magnus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Macluritidae

Taxonomy
Maclurites magna was named by Le Sueur (1818). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Maclurites.

It was recombined as Maclurea magna by Emmons (1842) and Hall (1847); it was recombined as Maclurea magnus by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was corrected as Maclurites magnus by Raymond (1902), Raymond (1908), Twenhofel (1938), Knight (1941), Wilson (1951), Banks and Johnson (1957), Yü (1961), Rohr (1980), Rohr et al. (1992), Rohr and Yochelson (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Maclurites magna Le Sueur p. 312 figs. pl. 15 f. 2
1842Maclurea magna Emmons p. 276 figs. f. 1
1847Maclurea magna Hall p. 26 figs. pl. 5 f. 1a-d; pl. 5b f. 1a-c
1897Maclurea magnus Ulrich and Scofield p. 1038
1902Maclurites magnus Raymond p. 39 figs. pl. 18 f. 10
1908Maclurites magnus Raymond pp. 199 - 200 figs. pl. 50 f. -12; pl. 51; pl. 52
1938Maclurites magnus Twenhofel pp. 59 - 60 figs. pl. 10 f. 1-2
1941Maclurites magnus Knight p. 184
1951Maclurites magnus Wilson p. 62
1957Maclurites magnus Banks and Johnson pp. 638 - 639
1961Maclurites magnus Yü pp. 33 - 34 figs. pl. 1 f. 8; pl. 2 f. 1-2
1980Maclurites magnus Rohr p. 154
1992Maclurites magnus Rohr et al. p. 501 figs. f. 3.8-3.9
1999Maclurites magnus Rohr and Yochelson pp. 1078 - 1080 figs. f. 1.1-1.5
2023Maclurites magnus Wagner p. 939

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyMacluritoidea
familyMacluritidae()
genusMaclurites
speciesmagnus()

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.

†Maclurites magnus Le Sueur 1818
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 11:12:02
Modified: 2009-06-05 21:19:40
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Caradoc to the top of the Ashbyan or 458.40000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Maclurites magna (175906) Maclurites magnus (63297)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (New York) Maclurites magna (171711) Maclurites magna, Maclurites magnus (171798) Maclurites magnus (42808 56184 56185 56213 56214 171704 172227 172228 172229 172230 172231 172232 172233 172239 172295 172299 172307 172311 172322 172336 172346 172347 172348)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3Canada (Quebec) Maclurites magnus (56181 56182 56183)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Alaska) Maclurites magnus (56192)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Maclurites magnus (14238 14241)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) Maclurites magnus (226293)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Maclurites magnus (33454 33455 33525 33526 33934 33935 33936 33937)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Canada (Nunavut) Maclurea magna (24228)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Maclurites magnus (5327)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Maclurites magnus (33938 33980 33981 33982 33983 33984 105245)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Maclurites magnus (5328 5329 5331)