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Euchrysalis (Coelochrysalis) pupaeformis

Gastropoda - Coelostylinidae

Taxonomy
Melania pupaeformis was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Euchrysalis (Coelochrysalis) pupaeformis by Kittl (1894).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Melania pupaeformis Münster p. 96 figs. Pl 9, fig 34
1894Euchrysalis (Coelochrysalis) pupaeformis Kittl p. 206 figs. Pl 6, figs 15-20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyCoelostylinidaeCossmann 1909
genusEuchrysalisLaube 1870
subgenusCoelochrysalis
speciespupaeformis()

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 height314.612.016.515.72.40

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Julian or 247.20000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy Euchrysalis pupaeformis (145129)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Euchrysalis pupaeformis (164191)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy (Belluno) Coelochrysalis pupaeformis (207477)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Coelochrysalis pupaeformis (69677) Euchrysalis pupaeformis (144631) Melania pupaeformis (137429)