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Khumerspira

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Khumerspira was named by Murata (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. Its type is Khumerspira ishii.

It was assigned to Bellerophontidae by Murata (1974); to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bellerophontinae by Nützel and Ketwetsuriya (2016).

Species
K. ishii (type species), K. thailandensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Khumerspira Murata
2002Khumerspira Sepkoski
2016Khumerspira Nützel and Ketwetsuriya p. 488

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyBellerophontinae
genusKhumerspira

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. †Khumerspira Murata 1974
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Khumerspira ishii Murata 1974
Khumerspira thailandensis Nützel and Ketwetsuriya 2016
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height736.116.052.243.414.3

Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:40:27
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Capitanian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Thailand K. thailandensis (181783)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Cambodia K. ishii (40944)