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Borestus heterospira

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Phymatopleuridae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria heterospira was named by Gemmellaro (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pietra di Salomone, calcare grossolano, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Borestus heterospira by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Pleurotomaria heterospira Gemmellaro p. 163 figs. Pl 15, figs 7-9
2023Borestus heterospira Wagner p. S7368

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyPhymatopleuridae
genusBorestus
speciesheterospira()

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.

Borestus heterospira Gemmellaro 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height16.00

Composition: aragonitef
Ribbing: minorf
Ontogeny: accretionf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:10:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:13:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Pleurotomaria heterospira (type locality: 108672)