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Pragoscutula wareni

Gastropoda - Pragoscutulidae

Taxonomy
Pragoscutula wareni was named by Frýda (1998). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Pragoscutula.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Pragoscutula wareni Frýda p. 359 fig. 1a–e
2007Pragoscutula wareni Cook et al. p. 183 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyPragoscutulidae
genusPragoscutula
specieswareni

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.

Pragoscutula wareni Frýda 1998
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Cook et al. 2007Small, cap-shaped shell with oval aperture; teleoconch ornamented with regularly spaced, fine collabral threads; protoconch of about 1.5 dextrally coiled whorls, relatively broad.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available