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Soleniscus altonensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Macrocheilus altonensis was named by McChesney (1865) [Macrocheilus altonensis Worthen in Meek & Worthen 1873]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Soleniscus (Macrochilina) altonensis by Knight (1931); it was recombined as Soleniscus altonensis by Keyes (1889), Yochelson and Saunders (1967), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Macrocheilus altonensis McChesney p. 593 figs. pl. 2 f. 14a-b
1873Macrocheilus altonensis Meek and Worthen
1889Soleniscus altonensis Keyes p. 423
1931Soleniscus (Macrochilina) altonensis Knight p. 199 figs. pl. 26 f.1
1967Soleniscus altonensis Yochelson and Saunders
2023Soleniscus altonensis Wagner p. S6016

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusSoleniscus
speciesaltonensis()

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.

Soleniscus altonensis McChesney 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height116.0

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Wyoming) Soleniscus altonensis (108917)