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Maclurites romainensis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Macluritidae

Taxonomy
Maclurites romainensis was named by Twenhofel (1938). Its type locality is Pillage Bay, Mingan Islands, which is in a Cassinian carbonate dolomite in the Romaine Formation of Canada.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2005-11-20

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Maclurites romainensis Twenhofel pp. 58 - 59 figs. pl. 9 f. 8-9
1980Maclurites romainensis Rohr p. 154

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

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 romainensis Twenhofel 1938
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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: Cassinian or 483.40000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3Canada (Quebec) Maclurites romainensis (type locality: 56519)