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Lotzia blodgetti

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Lotzia blodgetti was named by Heidelberger and Koch (2005). Its type specimen is WMfN.p.42904, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is "Steltenberg" Quarry, near Hohenlimburg, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Schwelm Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Lotzia blodgetti Heidelberger and Koch p. 45 figs. pl. 18 f. 9-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusLotzia
speciesblodgetti

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.

Lotzia blodgetti Heidelberger and Koch 2005
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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, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Sauerland) Lotzia blodgetti (type locality: 56160)