Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Purpuroidea applanata

Gastropoda - Purpurinidae

Taxonomy
Purpuroidea applanata was named by Kittl (1894). Its type specimen is NHMW 1899/VI/109 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Seelandalpe (Wiener Hofsmuseums coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. excelsior, P. gigas, P. glabra, P. moosleitneri, P. supraliasica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Purpuroidea applanata Kittl p. 234 figs. Pl 10, figs 30,31

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyLittorinoidea(Gray 1840)
familyPurpurinidaeZittel 1895
genusPurpuroideaLycett 1848
speciesapplanata

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.

†Purpuroidea applanata Kittl 1894
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available