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Metriomphalidae

Gastropoda - Metriomphalidae

Taxonomy
Metriomphalidae was named by Gruendel et al. (2017).

It was assigned to Trochoidea by Bouchet et al. (2017) and Lang et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Metriomphalidae Bouchet et al. p. 336
2017Metriomphalidae Gruendel et al.
2017Metriomphalidae Lang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyMetriomphalidaeGruendel et al. 2017
familyMetriomphalidaeGruendel et al. 2017

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.

Fm. †Metriomphalidae Gruendel et al. 2017
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G. †Caryomphalus Gruendel et al. 2017
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Caryomphalus concavus Gruendel et al. 2017
G. †Planiturbo Fischer 1969
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Planiturbo procerus Gruendel et al. 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Planiturbo procerus, Caryomphalus concavus (211294)