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Visitator extraneus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Visitator extraneus was named by Perner (1911). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dvorce Cement Factory, Praha - PodolĂ­, which is in a Gorstian carbonate limestone in the Kopanina Formation of Czechia. It is the type species of Visitator.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Visitator extraneus Perner figs. pl. 202 f. 18-22
2023Visitator extraneus Wagner p. 5059

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusVisitator
speciesextraneus

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.

Visitator extraneus Perner 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: parasiteg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:30:08
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:13:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Knight et al. 1960, Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Gorstian or 426.70000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia (Praha) Visitator extraneus (type locality: 154949)