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Pachystrophia contiguus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae

Taxonomy
Eccyliomphalus contiguus was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Murfreesboro, which is in an Ashbyan shallow subtidal wackestone/packstone in the Murfreesboro Limestone Formation of Tennessee.

It was recombined as Ecculiomphalus contiguus by Sweet (1954); it was recombined as Pachystrophia contiguus by Rohr (1980), Wagner (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Eccyliomphalus contiguus Ulrich and Scofield p. 1037 figs. pl. 75 f. 48-52
1954Ecculiomphalus contiguus Sweet
1980Pachystrophia contiguus Rohr p. 164
1999Pachystrophia contiguus Wagner
2023Pachystrophia contiguus Wagner p. 988

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyHolopeidae
genusPachystrophia
speciescontiguus()

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.

†Pachystrophia contiguus Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 22:02:50
Modified: 2009-06-05 21:10:20
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Ashbyan or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Colorado) Ecculiomphalus contiguus (10380) Eccyliomphalus contiguus (10391)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Eccyliomphalus contiguus (type locality: 5327)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Eccyliomphalus contiguus (5328 5329)