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Patellostium britannicum

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae

Taxonomy
Patellostium britannicum was named by Amler and Heidelberger (2003). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. marcouianum, P. montfortianum
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Patellostium britannicum Amler and Heidelberger
2023Patellostium britannicum Wagner p. 2595

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

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.

†Patellostium britannicum Amler and Heidelberger 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-20 21:22:59
Modified: 2009-09-20 23:22:59
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Patellostium britannicum (38142)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Patellostium britannicum (68172)