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Fiemmespira marmolatae

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Wortheniellidae

Taxonomy
Worthenia marmolatae was named by Kittl (1894). It is the type species of Fiemmespira.

It was recombined as Fiemmespira marmolatae by Monari and Dellantonio (2024).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Worthenia marmolatae Kittl
1895Worthenia marmolatae Böhm p. 216 figs. Pl 9, fig 17
1899Worthenia marmolatae Kittl p. 11
1908Worthenia viezzenae Haberle
1974Worthenia marmolatae Yu et al. p. 321 figs. Pl 171, figs 25,26
2024Fiemmespira marmolatae Monari and Dellantonio p. 45 fig. 26

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyWortheniellidae
genusFiemmespira
speciesmarmolatae(Kittl 1894)

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.

Fiemmespira marmolatae Kittl 1894
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Invalid names: Worthenia viezzenae Haberle 1908 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height114.0

Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Ladinian or 243.33000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Guizhou) Worthenia marmolatae (98055)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Italy Fiemmespira marmolatae (233832 233844 233851 233858 233859)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Italy Worthenia marmolatae (138255 138256)