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Spiranodus quinquecinctus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Trochus quinquecinctus was named by Goldfuss (1844).

It was recombined as Valfinia quinquecincta by Lang et al. (2017); it was recombined as Spiranodus quinquecinctus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Trochus quinquecinctus Zieten
1844Trochus quinquecinctus Goldfuss p. 50 figs. pl. 178 f. 3a-b
1891Trochus quinquecinctus Whidborne p. 187
2001Trochus quinquecinctus Heidelberger p. 201
2017Valfinia quinquecincta Lang et al.
2023Spiranodus quinquecinctus Wagner p. 4770

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusSpiranodus
speciesquinquecinctus(Goldfuss 1844)

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.

Spiranodus quinquecinctus 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: Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960, Batten 1984

Age range: Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 155.70000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Valfinia quinquecincta (211294)