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Ptychocaulus crumena

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Ptychocaulus) crumena was named by Perner (1907). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ptychocaulus crumena by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Murchisonia (Ptychocaulus) crumena Perner pp. 96 - 97 figs. pl. 98 f. 22-23; pl. 101 f. 37
2023Ptychocaulus crumena Wagner p. 2024

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyHormotomidae
genusPtychocaulus()
speciescrumena()

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.

Ptychocaulus crumena Perner 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:59:24
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:59:24
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
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