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Proconulus galatensis

Gastropoda - Proconulidae

Taxonomy
Chemnitzia galatensis was named by Gemmellaro (1911). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rocche Rosse, near Galati, which is in a Pliensbachian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Proconulus galatensis by Szabo (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Chemnitzia galatensis Gemmellaro p. 236 figs. Pl. 9, Fig. 17-18
1983Proconulus galatensis Szabo p. 28 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 6

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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
speciesgalatensis()

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 galatensis Gemmellaro 1911
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Early/Lower Pliensbachian or 196.50000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Hungary Proconulus galatensis (151860)
Oxynotum - Raricostatum196.5 - 189.6Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Proconulus galatensis (81576)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Italy (Messina) Chemnitzia galatensis (173593)