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Carinaropsis gracilis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae

Taxonomy
Carinaropsis gracilis was named by Reed (1921). It is not extant.

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Carinaropsis gracilis Reed pp. 86 - 87 figs. pl. 13 f. 8-9
2023Carinaropsis gracilis Wagner p. 2063

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyPterothecidae
subfamilyCarinaropsinae()
genusCarinaropsis
speciesgracilis

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.

Carinaropsis gracilis Reed 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
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
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-05 18:27:18
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:27:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Knight et al. 1960, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Harnagian to the top of the Burrellian or 458.20000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harnagian458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Carinaropsis gracilis (72413)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Carinaropsis gracilis (78001)