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Orthonychia quadrangularis

Gastropoda - Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae

Taxonomy
Capulus quadrangularis was named by Whidborne (1891). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Orthonychia quadrangularis by Whidborne (1891) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Orthonychia quadrangularis Whidborne pp. 223 - 224 figs. pl. 21 f. 8
2023Orthonychia quadrangularis Wagner p. 2650

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCyrtoneritida()
familyOrthonychiidae
genusOrthonychia
speciesquadrangularis()

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.

†Orthonychia quadrangularis Whidborne 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"g
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-04 11:04:31
Modified: 2010-02-04 13:04:31
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Ohern and Maynard 1913

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Orthonychia quadrangularis (129878 type locality: 130270)