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Atorcula

Gastropoda - Protorculidae

Taxonomy
Atorcula was named by Nutzel (1998).

It was assigned to Protorculidae by Kaim et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Atorcula Nutzel
2014Atorcula Kaim et al. p. 184

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyZygopleuroidea
familyProtorculidae
genusAtorculaNutzel 1998

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. †Atorcula Nutzel 1998
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Atorcula canalifera Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Turritella conica Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Turritella nuda Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height412.36.6016.514.44.39

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

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Julian or 251.30000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Vietnam A. sp. (155483 155484 155490 155491 155501 155511)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy A. sp. (164191)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Anoptychia canalifera (203210)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy (Belluno) A. anoptychopsis (207502) A. canalifera (207475 207477 207478) A. sp., A. canalifera (207476)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Anoptychia canalifera (50959 66197 66198 69664 69669 69672 69675 69677 69681 69684 69685 69686 69687 202422) A. canalifera (163816) Loxonema canalifera (144631 144633) Melania canalifera (137429)