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Nordospira vostokovae

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Nordospira vostokovae was named by Yochelson (1966) [?New genus B sp. Dutro & Yochelson 1960 p. 139 – 140 pl. 14 f. 26-27]. Its type specimen is USNM 136551, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS 13215-PC, Kilingwa River Valley, which is in a Chokierian carbonate limestone in the Nuka Formation of Alaska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Nordospira vostokovae Yochelson pp. 34 – 35 figs. pl. 1 f. 4-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
tribePtychomphalides
genusNordospira
speciesvostokovae

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.

Nordospira vostokovae Yochelson 1966
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:49
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Chokierian or 323.60000 to 322.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chokierian323.6 - 322.8USA (Alaska) Nordospira vostokovae (type locality: 79727)