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Soleniscus aplatus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Soleniscus aplatus was named by Mark (1912). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tony Fasekas farm, 2.4 km south of New Concord, which is in a Virgilian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Glenshaw Formation of Ohio.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Soleniscus aplatus Mark p. 318 figs. pl. 16 fig. 19
1967Soleniscus aplatus Yochelson and Saunders p. 203

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

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.

Soleniscus aplatus Mark 1912
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Virgilian or 303.40000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian303.4 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Soleniscus aplatus (type locality: 71993)