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Ecculiomphalus bucklandi

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Ophiletidae

Taxonomy
Ecculiomphalus bucklandi was named by Portlock (1843). It is not extant. Its type locality is Desertcreat, Pomeroy Inlier, which is in a Cautleyan coastal sandstone in the Killey Bridge Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Ecculiomphalus.

It was recombined as Eccyliomphalus bucklandi by Longstaff (1924).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Ecculiomphalus bucklandi Portlock p. 411 figs. pl. 30 f. 10
1924Eccyliomphalus bucklandi Longstaff figs. pl. 38 f. 1a-b, 2a-b
1999Ecculiomphalus bucklandi Wagner
2023Ecculiomphalus bucklandi Wagner p. 5024

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyOphiletoidea
familyOphiletidae
genusEcculiomphalus
speciesbucklandi

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.

Ecculiomphalus bucklandi Portlock 1843
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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: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 12:30:03
Modified: 2009-06-05 21:15:49
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Cautleyan or 449.20000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Ecculiomphalus bucklandi (type locality: 154951)