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Palaeocapulus undata

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Metoptoma undata was named by Winchell (1865). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Igoceras undata by Weller (1901); it was recombined as Orthonychia undata by Girty (1929), Yochelson and Saunders (1967); it was recombined as Palaeocapulus undata by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Metoptoma undata Winchell p. 31
1901Igoceras undata Weller p. 202 figs. pl. 20 f. 16
1929Orthonychia undata Girty pp. 94 - 95 figs. pl. 12 .f. 23-24
1967Orthonychia undata Yochelson and Saunders p. 176
2023Palaeocapulus undata Wagner p. 6261

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPalaeocapulus
speciesundata(Winchell 1865)

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.

Palaeocapulus undata Winchell 1865
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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: Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Meramecian or 342.90000 to 335.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Arkansas) Orthonychia undata (60041 60042)