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Bulimorpha melanioides

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Polyphemopsis melanioides was named by Mansuy (1914). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Soleniscus melanioides by Delpey (1942); it was recombined as Bulimorpha melanioides by Nützel and Nakazawa (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Polyphemopsis melanioides Mansuy
1942Soleniscus melanioides Delpey p. 56 fig. 48
2012Bulimorpha melanioides Nützel and Nakazawa p. 155 figs. 25P-R, 26A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusBulimorpha
speciesmelanioides()

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.

Bulimorpha melanioides Mansuy 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height64.722.0023.53.558.23
shell diameter61.640.8003.001.600.837

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Bulimorpha melanioides (109667)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Cambodia Soleniscus melanioides (107276 107279 107282 107283)