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Maclurites crassa

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Macluritidae

Taxonomy
Maclurea crassa was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Maclurina crassa by Schuchert (1900); it was recombined as Maclurites crassus by Roy (1941) and Rohr (1980); it was recombined as Maclurites crassa by Hussey (1928), Teichert (1937) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Maclurea crassa Ulrich and Scofield pp. 1040 - 1041 figs. pl. 75 f. 12-16
1900Maclurina crassa Schuchert p. 167
1928Maclurites crassa Hussey
1937Maclurites crassa Teichert
1941Maclurites crassus Roy pp. 119 - 121 figs. f. 84a-c, f. 85a-c
1980Maclurites crassus Rohr p. 154
2023Maclurites crassa Wagner p. 931

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyMacluritoidea
familyMacluritidae()
genusMaclurites
speciescrassa()

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.

†Maclurites crassa Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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†Maclurea crassa macra 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: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 11:12:02
Modified: 2009-06-05 21:19:40
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llandeilo to the top of the Cautleyan or 461.10000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4USA (California) Maclurites crassus (56190)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Maclurites crassus (185480)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Quebec) Maclurites crassus (185481 185484)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Maclurites crassus (23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Maclurites crassa (23092) Maclurites crassus (23584)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Maclurites crassus (185265)
Chatfieldian - Edenian453.8 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) Maclurites crassus (24116)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Maclurites crassus (185487)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Maclurites crassus (23678 23679 23680)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) Maclurina crassa (24225)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Maclurites crassus (23588 23597)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Maclurites crassus (26346)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Greenland (Washington Land) Maclurites crassus (24162)