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Loxonema (Anoptychia) supraplecta

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Anoptychiidae

Taxonomy
Melania supraplecta was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Loxonema (Anoptychia) supraplecta by Kittl (1894).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. turritelliforme, L. ventricosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Melania supraplecta Münster p. 96 figs. Pl 9, fig 40
1894Loxonema (Anoptychia) supraplecta Kittl p. 155 figs. Pl 4, figs 54,55; pl 8, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderHeterostropha()
orderAllogastropodaHaszprunar 1985
superfamilyMathildoideaDall 1889
familyAnoptychiidaeBandel 1995
genusLoxonema
subgenusAnoptychia
speciessupraplecta()

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
partNmean
shell height110.6

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Anoptychia supraplecta (50956 69669) Loxonema supraplecta (144631) Melania supraplecta (137429)