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Galericulus altus
Taxonomy
Galericulus altus was named by Seeley (1861). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Coton, which is in an Aptian open shallow subtidal sandstone/claystone in the Greensand Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Galericulus.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1861 | Galericulus altus Seeley p. 292 figs. PI. XI. fig. 19 |
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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.
†Galericulus altus Seeley 1861
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| H. G. Seeley 1861 | A small, regularly inflated, obliquely conical shell, with a circular base. The apex slightly overhangs the posterior side, which is straight and oblique. The outline from the base of the sides to the apex is lanceolate, and that from the apex to the anterior basal margin a curve of more than a quarter of a circle. The attachment of the upper septum is, on each side of the apex, a slight curve, which extends midway and half way into the shell. The attachment of the lower septum is only half the length of the upper one, but much thicker ; it is inclined to the right side rather than central. Lat. 3/16 inch, alt. 5/16 inch. |