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Megalomphala pinguis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae

Taxonomy
Conradella pinguis was named by Koken and Perner (1925) [Koken in Koken & Perner 1925]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Vestre Svartøy, Lake Tyrifjorden, which is in a Pirgu carbonate limestone/shale in the Bønsnes Formation of Norway.

It was recombined as Phragmolites pinguis by Yochelson (1963), Peel (1991); it was recombined as Megalomphala pinguis by Ebbestad (1999), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Conradella pinguis Koken and Perner p. 70 figs. pl. 27 f. 16-18
1963Phragmolites pinguis Yochelson p. 164
1991Phragmolites pinguis Peel p. 114
1999Megalomphala pinguis Ebbestad pp. 252 - 253 figs. f. 9a-f, 10
2023Megalomphala pinguis Wagner p. 291

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

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.

Megalomphala pinguis Koken and Perner 1925
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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: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rawtheyan or 448.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Conradella pinguis (type locality: 154605)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Megalomphala pinguis (163348)