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Proconulus arabiensis

Gastropoda - Proconulidae

Taxonomy
Trochus arabiensis was named by Newton (1908).

It was recombined as Proconulus arabiensis by Cox (1935).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Trochus arabiensis Newton
1935Proconulus arabiensis Cox

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTurbinoideaRafinesque 1815
familyProconulidae(Cox 1960)
genusProconulusCossmann 1918
speciesarabiensis(Newton 1908)

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.

Proconulus arabiensis Newton 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 163.50000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Somalia Proconulus arabiensis (93020 94526 94544)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Proconulus arabiensis (2557 2597)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Somalia Proconulus arabiensis (93000)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia Trochus arabiensis (94499)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8Somalia Proconulus arabiensis (100372)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Proconulus arabiensis (2574)