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Chlupacispira spinosa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Chlupacispira spinosa was named by Blodgett and Rohr (1989). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 83RB9, south flank of Limestone Mountain, which is in an Emsian carbonate limestone in the Limestone Mountain Formation of Alaska. It is the type species of Chlupacispira.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Chlupacispira spinosa Blodgett and Rohr pp. 48 - 49 figs. f. 3.1, 4.1-4.6
2023Chlupacispira spinosa Wagner p. 3390

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
genusChlupacispira
speciesspinosa

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.

Chlupacispira spinosa Blodgett and Rohr 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Early/Lower Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5USA (Alaska) Chlupacispira spinosa (type locality: 49107)