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Microptychis expetendus

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Microptychis expetendus was named by Hoare and Sturgeon (1981). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Microptychis expetendus Hoare and Sturgeon p. 187 figs. pl. 1 f. 9-11; txt. f. 1A; table 1
2002Microptychis expetendus Pan and Erwin p. 27
2023Microptychis expetendus Wagner p. 5397

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyZygopleuroidea
familyPseudozygopleuridae()
genusMicroptychis
speciesexpetendus

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.

†Microptychis expetendus Hoare and Sturgeon 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2025-08-07 22:21:22
Modified: 2025-08-07 22:21:22
Source: f = family
References: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Atokan to the top of the Virgilian or 318.60000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Ohio) Microptychis expetendus (128862)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Microptychis expetendus (64944 72004 79389)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Microptychis expetendus (79350)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Microptychis expetendus (156715)