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Scalites jonesi

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Raphistomatidae

Taxonomy
Helicotoma jonesi was named by Kobayashi (1959). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kobayashi Locality 31. East End of Pulau Langgon (Languun), which is in a Fennian carbonate limestone in the Lower Setul Formation of Malaysia.

It was recombined as Scalites jonesi by Wagner (1999), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Helicotoma jonesi Kobayashi pp. 394 - 395 figs. txt. f. 3b, e; pl. 1 f. 5; pl. 36 f. 5a-b; Pl. 27 f. 9a-c
1999Scalites jonesi Wagner
2023Scalites jonesi Wagner p. 1095

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyRaphistomatoidea
familyRaphistomatidae()
genusScalites
speciesjonesi()

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.

Scalites jonesi Kobayashi 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:23:58
Modified: 2009-03-04 12:23:58
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Fennian to the top of the Rangerian or 470.70000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3Canada (Yukon) Helicotoma jonesi (132749)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0Malaysia (Palau Lankawi Island) Helicotoma jonesi (type locality: 56163 56164 56168)