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Tetranota rugosa

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Plectonotidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon rugosus was named by Emmons (1855). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Bucania rugosa by Lesley (1889); it was recombined as Tetranota rugosa by Liberty (1969), Wahlman (1992) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Bellerophon rugosus Emmons p. 166 fig. 37
1889Bucania rugosa Lesley p. 97
1897Bellerophon rugosus Ulrich and Scofield p. 853
1969Tetranota rugosa Liberty
1992Tetranota rugosa Wahlman p. O144
2023Tetranota rugosa Wagner p. 444

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyPlectonotidae()
genusTetranota
speciesrugosa()

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.

Tetranota rugosa Emmons 1855
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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 10:26:41
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:24:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Tetranota rugosa (26302)