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Ptychomphalus striatus

Gastropoda - Ptychomphalidae

Taxonomy
Helix striatus was named by Sowerby (1815) [?Helix striata]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pleurotomaria striata by de Koninck (1843); it was recombined as Ptychomphalus striatus by de Koninck (1883); it was recombined as Mourlonia striata by Batten (1966), Gromczakiewicz-Łomnicka (1973), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. jamoignacus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Helix striatus Sowerby p. 159 figs. pl. 171 f. 1
1843Pleurotomaria striata de Koninck p. 517
1883Ptychomphalus striatus de Koninck pp. 32 - 33 figs. pl. 22 f. 19-22
1966Mourlonia striata Batten pp. 27 - 28 figs. pl. 3 f. 17, 19
1973Mourlonia striata Gromczakiewicz-Łomnicka pp. 31 - 32 figs. pl. 6 f. 7
2023Mourlonia striata Wagner p. S6285

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyPtychomphaloideaWenz 1938
familyPtychomphalidae(Wenz 1938)
genusPtychomphalusAgassiz 1839
speciesstriatus()

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.

†Ptychomphalus striatus Sowerby 1815
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Ptychomphalus striatus (154728)