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Maclurites borealis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Macluritidae

Taxonomy
Maclurites borealis was named by Wilson (1938). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Maclurites septentrionalis Wilson p. 302
1938Maclurites borealis Wilson
1954Maclurina septentrionalis Miller et al. pp. 20, 22
1980Maclurites borealis Rohr p. 154
2023Maclurites borealis Wagner p. 4274

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

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 borealis Wilson 1938
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Invalid names: Maclurites septentrionalis Wilson 1931 [replaced]
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: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Richmondian or 451.00000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician471.3 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) Maclurites borealis (24236)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) Maclurina septentrionalis (24225)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Nunavut) Maclurites septentrionalis (181084)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Maclurites septentrionalis (188769)