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Dorispira comma

Helcionelloida - Helcionellida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Latouchella comma was named by Geyer (1986). Its type locality is Lemdad-Mulde, horizon X217, which is in a Solvan carbonate limestone in the Jbel Wawrmast Formation of Morocco.

It was recombined as Oelandia comma by Peel and Yochelson (1987), Skovsted (2004); it was recombined as Trenella comma by Parkhaev (2002); it was recombined as Dorispira comma by Parkhaev and Demidenko (2010), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Latouchella comma Geyer pp. 79 - 80 figs. pl. 3 f. 35-42
1987Oelandia comma Peel and Yochelson p. 267
2002Trenella comma Parkhaev p. 36
2004Oelandia comma Skovsted p. 25
2010Dorispira comma Parkhaev and Demidenko p. 1060
2023Dorispira comma Wagner p. S4231

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
orderHelcionellida
familyHelcionellidae
genusDorispira
speciescomma()

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 comma Geyer 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:55:39
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:02:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Solvan to the top of the Undillan or 508.20000 to 500.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Solvan508.2 - 504.5Morocco (High Atlas) Latouchella comma (type locality: 50546 50548 50549)
Undillan503.0 - 500.5Germany Latouchella comma (186151 186160)