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Megalomphala crassiuscula

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae

Taxonomy
Bucania crassiuscula was named by Koken (1897). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Megalomphala crassiuscula by Koken and Perner (1925) and Ebbestad (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Bucania crassiuscula Koken p. 123
1925Megalomphala crassiuscula Koken and Perner p. 68 figs. text fig. 17a; non pl. 25 f. 20-21
1999Megalomphala crassiuscula Ebbestad pp. 251 - 252 figs. f. 8f

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBucaniidae
subfamilyBucaniinae
genusMegalomphala
speciescrassiuscula()

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 09:59:20
Modified: 2009-03-04 11:59:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Keila to the top of the Johvi or 453.90000 to 449.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Idavere - Johvi458.0 - 449.9Netherlands Megalomphala crassiuscula (192065)
Keila453.9 - 453.0Estonia Megalomphala crassiuscula (155352)
Johvi453.0 - 449.9Estonia Megalomphala crassiuscula (155699)