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Rhabdocantha cornucapella

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras (Orthonychia) cornucapella was named by Etheridge (1898). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Rhabdocantha cornucapella by Fletcher (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Platyceras (Orthonychia) cornucapella Etheridge p. 15 figs. pl. 1 f. 3
1958Rhabdocantha cornucapella Fletcher p. 123 figs. pl. 7 f. 5-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusRhabdocantha
speciescornucapella()

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.

Rhabdocantha cornucapella Etheridge 1898
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorsuperf
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: passively mobilef
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: coprophagef
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-15 08:04:13
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:16:03
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960
Collections
No collection or age range data are available