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Lewisiella ventrocostata

Gastropoda - Ataphridae

Taxonomy
Lewisiella ventrocostata was named by Gründel (2007). Its type specimen is SMNS66783, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is B27 Road between Hechingen and Bisingen, which is in an Obtusum carbonate limestone in the Betakalkbank Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Lewisiella ventrocostata Gründel p. 10 figs. Pl. 3, Fig. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyAtaphridaeCossmann 1915
subfamilyAtaphrinaeCossmann 1915
genusLewisiella
speciesventrocostata

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.

Lewisiella ventrocostata Gründel 2007
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height22.391.005.703.353.32

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:47:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:46
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Obtusum or 196.50000 to 189.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6Germany Lewisiella ventrocostata (type locality: 151335)