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Subulites gigas

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Subulitidae

Taxonomy
Phasianella gigas was named by d'Eichwald (1842). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Subulites gigas by d'Eichwald (1860), Koken and Perner (1925) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Phasianella gigas d'Eichwald
1860Subulites gigas d'Eichwald p. 1126 figs. pl. 43 f. 10
1925Subulites gigas Koken and Perner p. 255 figs. pl. 1 f. 2-3
2023Subulites gigas Wagner p. 1240

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilySubulitoidea(Lindström 1884)
familySubulitidae
genusSubulites
speciesgigas(d'Eichwald 1842)

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.

Subulites gigas d'Eichwald 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:04:37
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:19:38
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Vormsi to the top of the Pirgu or 449.90000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vormsi449.9 - 449.5Estonia (Lääne) Subulites gigas (87307)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway Subulites gigas (164563)