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Ptychospirina varians

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Strophostylus varians was named by Hall (1876). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ptychospirina varians by Linsley (1994), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Strophostylus varians Hall figs. pl. 11 f. 16-31
1879Strophostylus varians Hall pp. 31 - 32 figs. pl. 11 f. 16-31
1909Strophostylus varians Stauffer
1994Ptychospirina varians Linsley p. 89
2023Ptychospirina varians Wagner p. 2510

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPtychospirina
speciesvarians()

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.

Ptychospirina varians Hall 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorsuperf
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: passively mobilef
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: coprophagef
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-15 08:04:13
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:16:03
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Ohio) Strophostylus varians (129948)