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Buechelia nodifera

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Buechelia nodifera was named by Heidelberger and Koch (2005). Its type specimen is WMfN.P.42819, 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
2005Buechelia nodifera Heidelberger and Koch p. 11 figs. pl. 2 f. 6-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
genusBuechelia
speciesnodifera

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.

Buechelia nodifera Heidelberger and Koch 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:14
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

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) Buechelia nodifera (type locality: 56160)