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Malayaspira rugosa

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Ophiletidae

Taxonomy
Malayaspira rugosa was named by Kobayashi (1958). It is not extant. Its type locality is Kangar, Perlis, which is in a Fennian carbonate limestone in the Lower Setul Formation of Malaysia.

It was recombined as Ecculiomphalus rugosus by Wagner (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Malayaspira rugosa Kobayashi p. 227 figs. pl. 17 f. 1a-c
1959Malayaspira rugosa Kobayashi pp. 398 - 399 figs. pl. 24, f. 1a-c, txt f. 3c
1994Malayaspira rugosa Rohr p. 482 figs. 7.1 - 7.8
1995Malayaspira rugosa Rohr et al. p. 1052 figs. f. 3.10, 3.15-3.21
1999Ecculiomphalus rugosus Wagner
2001Malayaspira rugosa Rohr and Measures pp. 288-291 figs. 6.17 - 6.19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyOphiletoidea
familyOphiletidae
genusMalayaspira
speciesrugosa

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.

†Malayaspira rugosa Kobayashi 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 22:22:57
Modified: 2009-06-11 10:40:33
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: base of the Cassinian to the top of the Llanvirn or 483.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3Canada (British Columbia) Malayaspira rugosa (56474)
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3Canada (Alberta) Malayaspira rugosa (56473)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Argentina Malayaspira rugosa (146259)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Malayaspira rugosa (10279)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0Malaysia (Perlis) Malayaspira rugosa (type locality: 56161)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0Malaysia (Palau Lankawi Island) Malayaspira rugosa (56163 56164 56168 56169 172824)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Manchuria) Helicotoma sp. (56135 56137)