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Pterotheca mullochensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Pterothecidae

Taxonomy
Pterotheca mullochensis was named by Reed (1909). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Pterotheca mullochensis Reed
1924Pterotheca mullochensis Foerste p. 218
1995Pterotheca mullochensis Clarkson et al. p. 110 figs. f. 3, 10a-c
2023Pterotheca mullochensis Wagner p. 2906

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyPterothecidae
subfamilyPterothecinae
genusPterotheca
speciesmullochensis

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 10:25:08
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:53:58
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Telychian or 443.10000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterotheca mullochensis (73293 172897)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterotheca mullochensis (153465)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterotheca mullochensis (159985)