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Petaloconchus intortus

Gastropoda - Vermetidae

Taxonomy
Vermetus intortus was named by Lamarck (1818) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Petaloconchus intortus by Sacco (1896) and Harzhauser (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. anellum, P. transcostatus, Vermetus subvarians

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Vermetus intortus Lamarck
1896Petaloconchus intortus Sacco p. 7
2002Petaloconchus intortus Harzhauser p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyVermetoideaRafinesque 1815
familyVermetidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyVermetinaeRafinesque 1815
genusPetaloconchusLea 1843
speciesintortus(Lamarck 1818)

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.

†Petaloconchus intortus Lamarck 1818
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-05-20 09:50:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:04:10
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 47.80000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) Vermetus intortus (178085)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44France Vermetus intortus (74861)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Austria Petaloconchus intortus (77624)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria Petaloconchus intortus (77402)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Austria (Vienna) Petaloconchus intortus (174160)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Poland Petaloconchus intortus (70539)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Poland (Holy Cross Mountains) Petaloconchus intortus (38823)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria Petaloconchus intortus (74649 74650 74651 74653 74656)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Slovakia Petaloconchus intortus (73137 73139)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Greece Petaloconchus intortus (72310)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Petaloconchus intortus (72318)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy Petaloconchus intortus (71156)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Antarctica Petaloconchus intortus (41579 41580 41581)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy Vermetus intortus (72303)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588United Kingdom (England) Vermetus intortus (84764 84819)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Greece Petaloconchus intortus (72414)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Parma) Petaloconchus intortus (178923)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy (Parma) Petaloconchus intortus (178884 178916 178918 178920 178921)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy Petaloconchus intortus (178457 178779)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain Vermetus intortus (128324)