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Spirorbis helix

Sabellida - Serpulidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Spirorbis helix King
1850Spirorbis helix King p. 54 figs. Pl 6, figs 8, 8a
1885Spirorbis helix Waagen and Pichl p. 815 figs. Pl 95, figs 2,3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
RankNameAuthor
—PleistoannelidaStruck 2011
subclassSedentariaLamarck 1818
infraclassCanalipalpataRouse and Fauchald 1997
orderSabellidaFauchald 1977
familySerpulidaeRafinesque 1835
genusSpirorbisDaudin 1800
specieshelixKing 1848

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.

†Spirorbis helix King 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Created: 2009-07-20 07:23:04
Modified: 2009-07-20 09:27:57
Source: g = genus
Reference: Leighton 2005

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (Durham) Spirorbis helix (130771)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Spirorbis helix (90253)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (England) Spirorbis helix (130765)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom Spirorbis globosus (130870)