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Strangulites

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae

Taxonomy
Strangulites was named by Horný (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: O Ashg-l O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. It is not extant. Its type is Bellerophon (Sinuites) strangulatus.

It was assigned to Sinuitinae by Horný (1962), Horný (1963); to Sinuitidae by Runnegar and Jell (1976); and to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Strangulites Horný
1963Strangulites Horný
1976Strangulites Runnegar and Jell p. 121
2002Strangulites Sepkoski

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

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.

G. †Strangulites Horný 1962
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†Strangulites elongatus Portlock 1843
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Harnagian to the top of the Cautleyan or 458.20000 to 448.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harnagian458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Sinuites maccallumi (72413)
Aurelucian458.2 - 456.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Sinuites maccallumi (171721)
Soudleyan - Longvillian458.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Bellerophon elongatus (13840)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Sinuites balclatchiensis, Sinuites sphaeroidalis (78001) Sinuites maccallumi (156584)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Czechia (Bohemia) Bellerophon strangulatus (105701)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan450.1 - 445.2Czechia S. strangulatus (238013)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Sinuites elongatus (154951)