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Strangulites balclatchiensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae

Taxonomy
Sinuites balclatchiensis was named by Reed (1921). It is not extant. Its type locality is Balclatchie Farm, Ayrshire, Girvan, which is in a Burrellian carbonate limestone in the Balclatchie Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Strangulites balclatchiensis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Sinuites balclatchiensis Reed
2023Strangulites balclatchiensis Wagner p. 2859

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familySinuitidae
genusStrangulites
speciesbalclatchiensis()

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: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-20 21:22:50
Modified: 2009-09-20 23:22:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Burrellian or 456.60000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Sinuites balclatchiensis (78001)