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Araeonema osterholzensis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Euomphalidae

Taxonomy
Araeonema osterholzensis was named by Heidelberger and Amler (2002). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oetelshofen, Dornap, Germany, which is in a Givetian/Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm bafflestone/framestone in the "Massenkalk" Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Araeonema osterholzensis Heidelberger and Amler p. 322 figs. 9-10
2023Araeonema osterholzensis Wagner p. S4381

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyEuomphalidae
genusAraeonema
speciesosterholzensis

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.

Araeonema osterholzensis Heidelberger and Amler 2002
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Heidelberger and M.R.W. Amler 2002The features of the genus apply; adapical spiral lirae consist of numerous, very small nodes.

The preservation of the single Dornap specimen is moderate. The small, thin shell consists of five well-rounded whorls. It is 6 mm high and 5 mm wide; the whorl diameter increases slowly and regularly; the sutures are deeply incised. The aperture is simple, rounded and continuous. The convex base is anomphalus or minutely cryptomphalous, ornamented with about six fine equidistant lirae. The ornamentation of the whorls consists of about five or six equidistant spiral, somewhat nodose lirae.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: "calcite"g
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2025-08-07 22:27:10
Modified: 2025-08-07 22:27:10
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 383.40000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Germany Araeonema osterholzensis (type locality: 28047)