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Phragmolites desideratus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bucaniidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtolites desiderata was named by Billings (1866). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Phragmolites desideratus by Twenhofel (1928), Ebbestad (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Cyrtolites desiderata Billings
1928Phragmolites desideratus Twenhofel p. 247 figs. pl. 35 f. 4-5
1999Phragmolites desideratus Ebbestad p. 157

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

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.

Phragmolites desideratus Billings 1866
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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: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:26:19
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:24:11
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Rhuddanian or 449.60000 to 440.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Phragmolites desideratus (63667)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Phragmolites desideratus (63773)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Quebec) Phragmolites desideratus (160096)