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Pseudomphalotrochus philosophus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Phorus philosophus was named by Whidborne (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chudleigh, North Devon, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Lummaton Shell Bed Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Philoxene philosophus by Whidborne (1891), Perner (1903), Perner (1907) and Heidelberger (2001); it was recombined as Straparollus philosophus by Blodgett and Johnson (1992); it was recombined as Pseudomphalotrochus philosophus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Phorus philosophus Whidborne
1891Philoxene philosophus Whidborne p. 238 figs. pl. 23 f. 14-17
1903Philoxene philosophus Perner
1907Philoxene philosophus Perner pp. 159 - 160
1992Straparollus philosophus Blodgett and Johnson p. 98
2001Philoxene philosophus Heidelberger p. 170
2023Pseudomphalotrochus philosophus Wagner p. 1033

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
subfamilyEuomphalinae
genusPseudomphalotrochus
speciesphilosophus()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-18 08:58:27
Modified: 2010-01-28 09:42:46
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Philoxene philosophus (129878 130270) Phorus philosophus (154672)