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Lophospira ferruginea

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Lophospira ferruginea was named by Donald (1906). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Lophospira ferruginea Donald pp. 562 – 563 figs. pl. 44 f. 1-1a
2023Lophospira ferruginea Wagner p. 1657

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyLophospiridae
genusLophospira
speciesferruginea

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.

†Lophospira ferruginea Donald 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: herbivoreg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-10-20 02:00:22
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:50:23
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Harnagian to the top of the Burrellian or 458.40000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harnagian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Lophospira ferruginea (72413)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Lophospira ferruginea (156584)