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Prosolarium scalatum

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Luciellidae

Taxonomy
Prosolarium scalatum was named by Northrop (1939). It is not extant. Its type locality is Northrop Locality 010. Mouth of Chouinard Brook, Gascons, which is in a Gleedonian carbonate limestone in the Gascons Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Prosolarium scalatum Northrop
1977Prosolarium scalatum Peel p. 28
2023Prosolarium scalatum Wagner p. 2010

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyLuciellidae
genusProsolarium
speciesscalatum

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.

Prosolarium scalatum Northrop 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
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
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2009-06-06 08:09:00
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:09:00
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Gleedonian or 429.60000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gleedonian429.6 - 426.7Canada (Quebec) Prosolarium scalatum (type locality: 157356)