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Orectospirinae

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Orectospirinae was named by Habe (1955). It is extant. Its type is Orectospira.

It was assigned to Turritellidae by Bouchet et al. (2005) and Bouchet et al. (2017).

Subtaxa
Orectospira (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Orectospirinae Habe
2005Orectospirinae Bouchet et al. pp. 121, 249
2017Orectospirinae Bouchet et al. p. 343

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyOrectospirinaeHabe 1955
subfamilyOrectospirinaeHabe 1955

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.

Subfm. Orectospirinae Habe 1955
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G. Orectospira Dall 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Pliocene or 47.80000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Japan Orectospira gemma (71015)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Japan (Hokkaido) Orectospira wadana (103769)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Japan Orectospira sp. (70925) Orectospira wadana (71009 71010)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4Japan Orectospira wadana (191323)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan (Okinawa) Orectospira babelica (42166)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Orectospira sp. (45515 45525)