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Peruvispira umariensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria umariensis was named by Reed (1928). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ptychomphalina umariensis by Dickins (1957); it was recombined as Peruvispira umariensis by Dickins (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Pleurotomaria umariensis Reed p. 389 figs. pl. 34 f. 12; pl. 35 f. 11-13
1957Ptychomphalina umariensis Dickins p. 47 figs. Pl 9, figs 1-5
1959Pleurotomaria umariensis Sahni and Dutt p. 664 figs. Pl 25, fig 4
1963Peruvispira umariensis Dickins pp. 126 – 127 figs. pl. 24 f. 7-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyCoelozoninae
genusPeruvispira
speciesumariensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height811.37.0047.310.213.5

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: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Asselian to the top of the Changhsingian or 298.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52India Pleurotomaria umariensis (116800)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Western Australia) Peruvispira umariensis (85845 107347) Ptychomphalina umariensis (87352 107312)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Russian Federation Peruvispira umariensis (102096)