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Eccyliopterus alatus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Lesueurillidae

Taxonomy

Eccyliomphalus alatus was named by Roemer (1876). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Eccyliopterus.

It was recombined as Ecculiomphalus alatus by Knight et al. (1960) and Yochelson (1963); it was recombined as Eccyliopterus alatus by Remelé (1888), Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Morris and Cleevely (1981), Wagner (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonyms

Raphistoma replicata was named by Angelin and Lindström (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Utby, Lindgården, Goteberg, which is in a Kunda marine wackestone in the Holen Formation of Sweden.

It was recombined as Pleurotomaria replicata by Lindström (1884); it was recombined as Eccyliopterus replicatus by Koken (1897); it was recombined as Eccyliopterus replicata by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was recombined as Ecculiomphalus replicata by Yochelson (1963); it was synonymized subjectively with Eccyliopterus alatus by Wagner (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1876	Eccyliomphalus alatus Roemer
1880	Raphistoma replicata Angelin and Lindström
1884	Pleurotomaria replicata Lindström
1884	Eccyliomphalus alatus Lindström p. 116
1888	Eccyliopterus alatus Remelé p. 667
1897	Eccyliopterus replicatus Koken p. 177
1897	Eccyliopterus alatus Ulrich and Scofield p. 936
1897	Eccyliopterus replicata Ulrich and Scofield p. 936
1960	Ecculiomphalus alatus Knight et al.
1963	Ecculiomphalus alatus Yochelson p. 183
1963	Ecculiomphalus replicata Yochelson p. 183
1981	Eccyliopterus alatus Morris and Cleevely p. 208
1999	Eccyliopterus alatus Wagner
2023	Eccyliopterus alatus Wagner p. 770

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Eogastropoda
order	Euomphalina
superfamily	Euomphaloidea	()
family	Lesueurillidae
subfamily	Lesueurillinae
genus	Eccyliopterus
species	alatus	()

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.

†Eccyliopterus alatus Roemer 1876

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Invalid names: Eccyliopterus replicata Angelin and Lindström 1880 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
E. Koken 1897 (Eccyliopterus replicatus)	Spirale eng gezogen, letzter Umgang tief gesenkt.

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragoniteg

Entire body:

yesg

Adult length:

10 to < 100g

Adult width:

10 to < 100g

Adult height:

10 to < 100g

Folds:

noneg

Ribbing:

minorg

Spines:

noneg

Internal reinforcement:

noneg

Locomotion:

stationaryg

Life habit:

epifaunalg

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2004-08-14 12:31:36

Modified:

2009-06-05 21:15:07

Source: g = genus, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Kunda to the top of the Lasnamagi or 469.20000 to 460.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Kunda	469.2 - 464.3	Sweden	Pleurotomaria replicata (172826)
Lasnamagi	463.5 - 460.9	Sweden (Kalmar)	Eccyliopterus alatus (89255)