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Ischnoptygma archibaldi

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Ischnoptygmatidae

Taxonomy
Ischnoptygma archibaldi was named by Erwin (1988). Its type specimen is USHM 400659, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM703, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Ischnoptygma archibaldi Erwin p. 66 figs. f. 14.10-14.12, 14.15
2023Ischnoptygma archibaldi Wagner p. 5097

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilySubulitoidea(Lindström 1884)
familyIschnoptygmatidae(Erwin 1988)
genusIschnoptygma
speciesarchibaldi

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height219.117.021.519.23.18

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2024-02-04 19:53:32
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Ischnoptygma archibaldi (type locality: 43512)