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Dorispira merino

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Rugaeconidae

Taxonomy
Latouchella merino was named by Runnegar and Jell (1976). Its type locality is ANU Collection 10352, 16 km northeast of Mootwingee Aboriginal Site, which is in an Ordian carbonate limestone in the Coonigan Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Trenella merino by Parkhaev (2002); it was recombined as Dorispira merino by Parkhaev and Demidenko (2010), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Latouchella merino Runnegar and Jell
1987Latouchella merino Peel and Yochelson p. 267
1990Latouchella merino Bengtson et al. p. 233
1994Latouchella merino Geyer p. 80
2002Trenella merino Parkhaev p. 36
2004Latouchella merino Gubanov et al. p. 209
2010Dorispira merino Parkhaev and Demidenko p. 1060
2023Dorispira merino Wagner p. S4233

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

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 merino Runnegar and Jell 1976
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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: Ordian or 511.20000 to 508.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordian511.2 - 508.0Australia (New South Wales) Latouchella merino (type locality: 56811)