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Coelocaulus decipiens

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Coelocaulus) decipiens was named by Perner (1907). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Area between the villages of Měňany and Koněprusy, which is in a Pragian marine horizon in the Praha Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was recombined as Coelocaulus decipiens by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Murchisonia (Coelocaulus) decipiens Perner p. 106 figs. txt. f. 163
2023Coelocaulus decipiens Wagner p. 1355

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyHormotomidae
genusCoelocaulus
speciesdecipiens()

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.

Coelocaulus decipiens Perner 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
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: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 07:31:18
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:31:18
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) Murchisonia decipiens (type locality: 104794)