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Dorispira arguta

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Rugaeconidae

Taxonomy
Helcionella arguta was named by Resser (1939). Its type locality is 54s - Near mouth of North side Two Mile Canyon, 2 miles se of Malad, Wasatch Mts, which is in a Menevian carbonate limestone in the Langston Formation of Idaho.

It was recombined as Latouchella arguta by Peel (1988), Bengtson et al. (1990) and Geyer (1994); it was recombined as Dorispira arguta by Parkhaev and Demidenko (2010) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Helcionella arguta Resser p. 23 figs. pl. 1 f. 38-41
1964Helcionella arguta Robison pp. 561 - 562 figs. pl. 92 f. 11-17, ?not 14
1988Latouchella arguta Peel p. 152
1990Latouchella arguta Bengtson et al. p. 233
1994Latouchella arguta Geyer p. 80 figs. f. 4A-B
2010Dorispira arguta Parkhaev and Demidenko p. 1060
2023Dorispira arguta Wagner p. 5543

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
superfamilyYochelcionelloidea
familyRugaeconidaeVassiljeva 1990
genusDorispira
speciesarguta()

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.

Dorispira arguta Resser 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-10-09 07:31:12
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:31:12
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Drumian or 504.50000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Drumian504.5 - 500.5USA (Utah) Latouchella arguta (230679)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5USA (Idaho) Helcionella arguta (type locality: 50208)