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Varicospira zuschini

Gastropoda - Rostellariidae

Taxonomy
Varicospira zuschini was named by Harzhauser (2007) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Oligocene; Oman.]. Its type specimen is NHMW 2006z0230/0001, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Karmah Pass - Warak Fm, which is in a Chattian shallow subtidal limestone/grainstone in the Warak Formation of Oman.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Dientomochilus subrimosus, V. decussata
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2007-11-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Varicospira zuschini Harzhauser p. 100 figs. pl. 4, figs. 6a-b
2009Varicospira zuschini Harzhauser et al. p. 345

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyRostellariidae(Gabb 1868)
subfamilyRimellinaeStewart 1927
genusVaricospira
specieszuschini

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.

†Varicospira zuschini Harzhauser 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:44
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:44
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Oman Varicospira zuschini (type locality: 75607)