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Lukesispira

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Lukesispira was named by Frýda and Manda (1997). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Frýda and Manda (1997); and to Coelozoninae by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Lukesispira Frýda and Manda
2023Lukesispira Wagner p. G0890

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyCoelozoninae
genusLukesispira

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. †Lukesispira Frýda and Manda 1997
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Lukesispira frydai Heidelberger and Bandel 1999
Lukesispira pulchra Frýda and Manda 1997
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: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 419.62000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Praha) L. pulchra (56216)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) Bembexia n. sp. (75697 75698)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Morocco L. pulchra (150334 150360 150361 150363 150364)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Morocco (Tafliat) L. pulchra (181903)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) L. frydai (38362)