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Bradyospira demissa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Mourlonia demissus was named by Swart (1998). Its type specimen is SAM P2194A and is a mold. Its type locality is Fossil Head, Port Keats Mission, Bonaparte Gulf, which is in a Roadian marine siliciclastic in the Lower Marine Beds Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Bradyospira demissa by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Mourlonia demissus Swart p. 166 figs. 1H-L
2023Bradyospira demissa Wagner p. S8238

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
subtribeGlabrocingulides
genusBradyospira
speciesdemissa()

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.

†Bradyospira demissa Swart 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height112.4

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:49
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Roadian or 274.40000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Australia (Northern Territory) Ptychomphalina humilis (type locality: 101259)