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Spiroscala pulchra

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Spiroscala pulchra was named by Batten (1958). Its type specimen is USNM 133316 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM703, Old Word Ranch, Glass Mountains, which is in a Roadian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Road Canyon Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Spiroscala pulchra Batten p. 224 figs. Pl 39, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyEotomariinae
genusSpiroscala
speciespulchra

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.

Spiroscala pulchra Batten 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height419.111.828.719.97.00
shell diameter413.58.4017.914.94.04

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2024-02-04 19:53:32
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Spiroscala pulchra (43491 75884)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Spiroscala pulchra (type locality: 43512 43551 43563)