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Sosiolytes

Taxonomy
Sosiolytes was named by Gemmellaro (1889) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 109,797]. Its type is Sosiolytes schlotheimi.

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Dietz (1911); to Anomphalidae by Knight et al. (1960); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeotrochinae by Wagner (2023).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Sosiolytes Gemmellaro
1911Soziolytes Dietz
1960Sosiolytes Knight et al. p. 245
2002Sosiolytes Sepkoski
2023Sosiolytes Wagner p. G1144

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RankNameAuthor
subfamilyPalaeotrochinae
RankNameAuthor
genusSosiolytes

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.

G. †Sosiolytes Gemmellaro 1889
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Sosiolytes schlotheimi Gemmellaro 1889
Soziolytes germanicus Dietz 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height46.486.007.006.500.577

No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy S. schlotheimi (108672)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Soziolytes germanicus (208944)