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Liospira simulans

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Platyschisma simulans was named by Salter (1861). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Liospira simulans by Robertson (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Platyschisma simulans Salter p. 142 figs. pl. 2 f. 19
1999Liospira simulans Robertson p. 415

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyLiospirinae
genusLiospira
speciessimulans()

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.

Liospira simulans Salter 1861
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2009-03-04 09:58:42
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:28:28
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Liospira simulans (23299 23301 23302)