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Khumerspira ishii

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Khumerspira ishii was named by Murata (1974). Its type specimen is OMNH E303, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Phnom Bak, Sisophon, which is in a Capitanian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Sisophon Formation of Cambodia. It is the type species of Khumerspira.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Khumerspira ishii Murata p. 78 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-8; pl 2, figs 1-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyBellerophontinae
genusKhumerspira
speciesishii

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.

Khumerspira ishii Murata 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height641.423.252.246.711.1

Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:40:27
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Cambodia Khumerspira ishii (type locality: 40944)