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Plethospira extensa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Plethospira extensa was named by Heller (1954). Its type locality is MR-27. Northeast side of Johnyy Hollow, ½ mile west, 0.15 mil S of Berea Church, which is in a Migneintian carbonate limestone in the Roubidoux Formation of Missouri.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Plethospira extensa Heller pp. 29 - 30 figs. pl. 11 f. 2-4
1990Plethospira extensa Fortey and Peel p. 29
2023Plethospira extensa Wagner p. 1978

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyHormotomidae
genusPlethospira
speciesextensa

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.

Plethospira extensa Heller 1954
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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
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:06:19
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:39:12
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Migneintian or 481.10000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Migneintian481.1 - 477.1USA (Missouri) Plethospira extensa (type locality: 50202)