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Lufengospira tulotomoides

Gastropoda - Bithyniidae

Taxonomy
Lufengospira tulotomoides was named by Yu and Xi (1977). Its type specimen is NIGP 24283, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is YH 5275, Shawan, Lufeng County, which is in a Bajocian/Bathonian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Upper Lufeng Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Lufengospira tulotomoides Yu and Xi p. 128 figs. Pl 7, figs 13,17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyRissooideaGray 1847
familyBithyniidaeGray 1857
genusLufengospira
speciestulotomoides

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.

†Lufengospira tulotomoides Yu and Xi 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height16.00

Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:15:22
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:15:22
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Bathonian or 170.30000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Bathonian170.3 - 166.1China (Yunnan) Lufengospira tulotomoides (type locality: 165480)