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Ectinochilus planum

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Rostellaria plana was named by Beyrich (1854) [DISTRIBUTION: Eocene; western Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Dientomochilus (Ectinochilus) planus by Cossmann and Pissarro (1911); it was recombined as Ectinochilus planum by Tracey et al (1995); it was recombined as Ectinochilus planus by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. laqueatus, E. stenzeli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Rostellaria plana Beyrich
1911Dientomochilus (Ectinochilus) planus Cossmann and Pissarro
1995Ectinochilus planus Pacaud and Le Renard
1995Ectinochilus planum Tracey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
genusEctinochilusAgassiz 1840
speciesplanum(Beyrich 1854)

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.

†Ectinochilus planum Beyrich 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:30
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Ectinochilus planum (8124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Yvelines) Ectinochilus planus (177972)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Ectinochilus planus (179751)