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Amphitrochus

Gastropoda - Nododelphinulidae

Taxonomy
Amphitrochus was named by Cossmann (1907) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori K Nc].

It was assigned to Nododelphinulidae by Conti and Monari (2001); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Amphitrochus Cossmann
2001Amphitrochus Conti and Monari p. 189
2002Amphitrochus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNododelphinulidaeCox 1960
genusAmphitrochusCossmann 1907

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. †Amphitrochus Cossmann 1907
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Amphitrochus kahlenbergensis Gründel et al. 2012
Amphitrochus mogharensis Douvillé 1916
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 205.70000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Peru A. sp. (68096)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Germany A. sp. (159446)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7Germany A. sp. (59456)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Germany A. kahlenbergensis (151086)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Morocco A. abbas (97901 97935)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Morocco A. abbas (97936 97937 97940)
Discites170.9 - 168.2Luxembourg A. sp. (141491)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Egypt A. mogharensis (171222 171228)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Saudi Arabia A. sp. (48300)
Bathonian - Late/Upper Oxfordian168.2 - 154.8Tanzania A. sp. (36359)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany A. gerberi (211294)