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Megalomphala gotlandica

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae

Taxonomy
Megalomphala gotlandica was named by Peel (1991). Its type specimen is Mo 26976, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Mannagårda, near Lye, which is in a Ludfordian carbonate limestone in the Hemse Formation of Sweden.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Megalomphala gotlandica Peel
1999Megalomphala gotlandica Ebbestad p. 253
2023Megalomphala gotlandica Wagner p. 3553

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBucaniidae
subfamilyBucaniinae
genusMegalomphala
speciesgotlandica

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.

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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
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 09:59:20
Modified: 2009-03-04 11:59:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Ludfordian or 426.70000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Sweden (Gotland) Megalomphala gotlandica (13603)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Megalomphala gotlandica (type locality: 70377 70432)