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Frodospira

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Frodospira was named by Wagner (1999). Its type is Murchisonia imbricata.

It was assigned to Lophospiridae by Wagner (1999) and Wagner (1999).

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2004-04-23; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Frodospira Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyLophospiridae
genusFrodospira

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.

G. †Frodospira Wagner 1999
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Frodospira cochleata Lindström 1884
Frodospira imbricata Lindström 1884
Frodospira munda Lindström 1884
Frodospira tortuosa Lindström 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:13:29
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Gorstian or 432.90000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Murchisonia imbricata (3977 13597) Murchisonia imbricata, Murchisonia munda (13547) Murchisonia tortuosa (181904)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) Murchisonia imbricata (13556)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Sweden (Gotland) Murchisonia imbricata, Murchisonia cochleata (13603)