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Dictyobembix

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Dictyobembix was named by Tyler (1965) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 362]. It is not extant. Its type is Dictyobembix bella.

It was assigned to Eotomariinae by Tyler (1965); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gosseletininae by Wagner (2023).

Species
D. aspera, D. bella (type species), D. hebe

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Dictyobembix Tyler
2002Dictyobembix Sepkoski
2023Dictyobembix Wagner p. G301

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
genusDictyobembix

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. †Dictyobembix Tyler 1965
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Dictyobembix aspera Sedgwick and Murchison 1840
Dictyobembix bella Tyler 1965
Dictyobembix hebe Hall 1861
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:49
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 393.47000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (New York) Pleurotomaria hebe (154580)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) D. bella (85061)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Phymatopleura aspera (38143 68173)