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Proconulus kotrus

Gastropoda - Proconulidae

Taxonomy
Proconulus kotrus was named by Cataldo (2017). Its type specimen is CPBA 21292.1, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Proconulus kotrus Cataldo p. 409 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTurbinoideaRafinesque 1815
familyProconulidae(Cox 1960)
genusProconulusCossmann 1918
specieskotrus

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.

Proconulus kotrus Cataldo 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. S. Cataldo 2017Proconulus with very fine spiral threads, mature whorls with concave-convex profile and suture dropping ever lower, and broadly rounded periphery
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available