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Macluritella multiseptarius

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Macluritidae

Taxonomy
Ecculiomphalus multiseptarius was named by Cleland (1900). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bed VI 2, Quarry by railroad track, Fort Hunter hamlet, Florida, which is in a Gasconadian shallow subtidal sandstone in the Tribes Hill Formation of New York.

It was recombined as Eccyliomphalus multiseptarius by Bridge and Girty (1937); it was recombined as Lytospira multiseptarius by Donaldson (1959), Spelman (1966) and Flower (1968); it was recombined as Macluritella multiseptarius by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Ecculiomphalus multiseptarius Cleland p. 123 figs. pl. 15 f. 1-4
1937Eccyliomphalus multiseptarius Bridge and Girty p. 259
1959Lytospira multiseptarius Donaldson pp. 121 - 122 figs. pl. 16 f. 3a-d
1966Lytospira multiseptarius Spelman pp. 92 - 93 figs. pl. 20 f. 5-9
1968Lytospira multiseptarius Flower p. 9
2023Macluritella multiseptarius Wagner p. 918

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyMacluritoidea
familyMacluritidae()
genusMacluritella
speciesmultiseptarius()

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-04 10:36:34
Modified: 2009-06-05 21:19:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: Demingian or 485.40000 to 478.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (Pennsylvania) Lytospira multiseptarius (56468)
Demingian485.4 - 478.6USA (Virginia) Eccyliomphalus multiseptarius (56651)
Gasconadian485.4 - 477.7USA (New York) Ecculiomphalus multiseptarius (type locality: 119376)