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Retispira qingshuihensis

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Retispira qingshuihensis was named by Guo (1983). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Retispira qingshuihensis Guo
1997Retispira qingshuihensis Pan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyKnightitinae
genusRetispira
speciesqingshuihensis

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
No measurements are available
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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7China (Ningxia) Retispira qingshuihensis (671)