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Retispira rumpfi

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bucania rumpfi was named by Kittl (1891). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Klipstein coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Retispira rumpfi by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Bucania rumpfi Kittl p. 223 figs. Pl 4, fig 5
2023Retispira rumpfi Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyKnightitinae
genusRetispira
speciesrumpfi()

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.

Retispira rumpfi Kittl 1891
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Kittl 1891Gehäuse mützenförmig, symmetrisch mit marginaler Leiste (Schlitzband?). Mündung
oval. Apex etwas eingerollt.
(Shell cap-shaped, symmetrically with marginal carina (slit band?). Aperture oval. Apex somewhat rolled up.)
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:40:27
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Bucania rumpfi (164208)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Bucania rumpfi (type locality: 144632)