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Ischnoptygma

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Ischnoptygmatidae

Taxonomy
Ischnoptygma was named by Erwin (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-u Sepkoski's reference number: 777]. It is the type genus of Ischnoptygminae, Ischnoptygmidae.

It was assigned to Ischnoptygmidae by Erwin (1988); to Ischnoptygminae by Nützel et al. (2000); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ischnoptygmatidae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Ischnoptygma Erwin
2000Ischnoptygma Nützel et al. p. 581
2002Ischnoptygma Sepkoski
2005Ischnoptygma Bouchet et al. p. 92

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilySubulitoidea(Lindström 1884)
familyIschnoptygmatidae(Erwin 1988)
genusIschnoptygma

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. †Ischnoptygma Erwin 1988
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height316.612.521.517.04.51

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2025-08-08 14:13:29
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) I. archibaldi, I. valentinei (43512)