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Subulites planilateralis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Subulites (Polyphemopsis) planilateralis was named by Foerste (1893) [Subulites (Polyphemopsis) plani-lateralis]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Soldier’s Home, 2.5 miles west of Dayton, which is in an Aeronian carbonate limestone in the Brassfield Formation of Ohio.

It was recombined as Meekospira planilateralis by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was recombined as Subulites planilateralis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Subulites (Polyphemopsis) planilateralis Foerste pp. 555 - 556 figs. pl. 37a f. 4a-c
1897Meekospira planilateralis Ulrich and Scofield p. 1079
2023Subulites planilateralis Wagner p. S4462

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilySubulitoidea(Lindström 1884)
familySubulitidae
genusSubulites
speciesplanilateralis()

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.

Subulites planilateralis Foerste 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:04:37
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:19:38
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Aeronian or 440.80000 to 438.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5USA (Ohio) Subulites planilateralis (type locality: 164379)