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Orthonema laluzense

Gastropoda - Orthonematidae

Taxonomy
Orthonema laluzense was named by Kues (2004). Its type specimen is UNM 13,337, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 11-M-1, La Luz Canyon, which is in a Gzhelian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Laborcita Formation of New Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Orthonema laluzense Kues p. 174 figs. 9.20-9.22, 10.1-10.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyOrthonematoideaNützel and Bandel 2000
familyOrthonematidae()
genusOrthonema
specieslaluzense

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.

†Orthonema laluzense Kues 2004
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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: Gzhelian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Orthonema laluzense (type locality: 156716)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Orthonema laluzense (156695 156709 156715)