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Beraunia elliptica

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Oriostomatidae

Taxonomy
Cyclotropis elliptica was named by Perner (1903) [Cyclotropis elliptica Barrande in Perner 1903]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kosoř near Praha-Radotin, which is in a Gorstian marine horizon in the Kopanina Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was recombined as Beraunia elliptica by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Cyclotropis elliptica Perner figs. pl. 76 f. 5-8
1907Cyclotropis elliptica Perner p. 195
2023Beraunia elliptica Wagner p. 559

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyOriostomatoidea()
familyOriostomatidaeKoken 1896
genusBeraunia
specieselliptica()

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.

†Beraunia elliptica Perner 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"g
Ribbing: minorf
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 22:29:29
Modified: 2004-08-15 00:29:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Etheridge 1891, Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Gorstian or 427.40000 to 425.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Hlavni města Praha) Cyclotropis elliptica (type locality: 104940)