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Bensbergia schlotheimi

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Buccinum schlotheimi was named by d’Archiac and de Verneuil (1842). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Macrochilina schlotheimi by Heidelberger (2001); it was recombined as Bensbergia schlotheimi by Heidelberger and Koch (2005) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Buccinum schlotheimi d’Archiac and de Verneuil p. 354 figs. pl. 32 f. 2
2001Macrochilina schlotheimi Heidelberger pp. 212 - 213 figs. pl. 22 f. 3-6
2005Bensbergia schlotheimi Heidelberger and Koch p. 48
2023Bensbergia schlotheimi Wagner p. 4546

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusBensbergia
speciesschlotheimi()

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.

Bensbergia schlotheimi d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Macrochilina schlotheimi (38360)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Hessen) Macrochilina schlotheimi (38361)