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Auriptygma minuta

Gastropoda - Meekospiridae

Taxonomy
Chuchlina minuta was named by Frýda and Manda (1997). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Chuchlina.

It was recombined as Auriptygma minuta by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Chuchlina minuta Frýda and Bandel p. 29 figs. pl. 11 f. 5-6
1997Chuchlina minuta Frýda and Manda
2001Chuchlina minuta Frýda and Blodgett figs. f. 5f-g
2023Auriptygma minuta Wagner p. S3426

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyMeekospiridae
genusAuriptygma
speciesminuta()

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.

Auriptygma minuta Frýda and Manda 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2025-08-07 21:57:54
Modified: 2025-08-07 21:57:54
Source: f = family
References: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Pragian or 419.62000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Praha) Chuchlina minuta (56216)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Praha) Chuchlina minuta (56701)