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Lamellospira spinosa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Lamellospira spinosa was named by Batten (1989). Its type specimen is USNM 431607 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM712z, Wolf Camp Hills, Glass Mountains, which is in an Asselian marine limestone in the Neal Ranch Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Lamellospira spinosa Batten p. 61 figs. Pl 11, figs 16,17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusLamellospira
speciesspinosa

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.

Lamellospira spinosa Batten 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height113.0
shell diameter116.8

Composition: aragonitef
Ribbing: minorf
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:10:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:13:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Asselian or 298.90000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Texas) Lamellospira spinosa (type locality: 75938)