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Graphis weissi

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Cimidae

Taxonomy
Rotfanella weissi was named by Grundel (1999). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kremmeldorf near Bamberg, Bavaria, which is in a Toarcian marine horizon in Germany.

It was recombined as Graphis weissi by Gründel and Nützel (2013) and Schulbert and Nützel (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Rotfanella weissi Grundel p. 294 figs. Pl 2, figs 4-8
2013Graphis weissi Gründel and Nützel p. 816
2013Graphis weissi Schulbert and Nützel p. 760 figs. 27A-C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
orderAllogastropodaHaszprunar 1985
superfamilyMathildoideaDall 1889
familyCimidaeWaren 1993
genusGraphis
speciesweissi(Grundel 1999)

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.

Graphis weissi Grundel 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Aalenian or 180.10000 to 171.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany Rotfanella weissi (type locality: 58298)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany Rotfanella weissi (58297)