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Brokenriveria caelatus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Turbo caelatus was named by Goldfuss (1844). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Brokenriveria caelata by Cook and Camilleri (1997), Blodgett et al. (1999); it was recombined as Brokenriveria caelatus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Turbo caelatus Goldfuss
1891Turbo caelatus Whidborne p. 187
1997Brokenriveria caelata Cook and Camilleri
1999Brokenriveria caelata Blodgett et al. p. 1094 figs. f. 6.12-6.14
2023Brokenriveria caelatus Wagner p. 3768

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

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.

Brokenriveria caelatus Goldfuss 1844
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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, Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Givetian or 383.00000 to 380.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2France (Brittany) Brokenriveria caelata (5915 5916 5917 5918)