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Omospirinae

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Omospirinae Wenz
1960Omospirinae Knight et al. p. 201
2000Omospirinae Frýda p. 363
2016Omospirinae Nützel and Ketwetsuriya p. 491
2023Omospirinae Wagner p. HT338

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyLoxonematidae
subfamilyOmospirinae
subfamilyOmospirinae

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.

Subfm. †Omospirinae Wenz 1938
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G. †Omospira Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Omospira alexandra Billings 1865
Omospira holtedahli Yochelson 1963
Omospira laticincta Ulrich and Scofield 1897
Omospira trentonensis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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G. †Rhabdostropha Donald 1905
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Rhabdostropha cancellata de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
Rhabdostropha grindrodii Donald 1905
Rhabdostropha latisinuata Longstaff 1924
Rhabdostropha leijiatunensis Xi and Yu 1990
Rhabdostropha minuta Lindström 1884
Rhabdostropha obscura Donald 1902
Rhabdostropha primitiva Longstaff 1924
Rhabdostropha stokei Longstaff 1909
Invalid names: Kjerulfonema Peel and Yochelson 1976 [synonym]
G. †Spiroecus Longstaff 1924
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Spiroecus excavata Longstaff 1924
Spiroecus girvanensis Longstaff 1924
Spiroecus nidhoeggi McNamara 1978
Invalid names: Girvania Longstaff 1924 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:43
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:40:43
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Givetian or 457.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (95 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis, Omospira alexandra (26276)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Omospira laticincta (34214 34215 34216 34217 34218 34277 34279 34281 34324 34326 34327 34328)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Indiana) Omospira alexandra (104277 194135)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis (104422 185451 185474) Omospira alexandra (185429)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma trentonensis (185346 185349 185350 185481)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (New York) Hormotoma trentonensis (104591 104594 104602 104605 104625)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Omospira laticincta (23612)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Omospira laticincta (23555)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma trentonensis, Omospira alexandra (63816)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis (26192)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma trentonensis, Omospira alexandra (154703)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Omospira laticincta (5346)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hormotoma trentonensis (23579 23584)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis (26272)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hormotoma trentonensis (23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis (26263 26268 26277 185002 185268) Hormotoma trentonensis, Omospira alexandra (26271) Omospira alexandra (26273)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Hormotoma trentonensis (76089 76090)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma trentonensis (195616)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Hormotoma trentonensis (23588 23597)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hormotoma trentonensis (23678 23679 23680)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis (26293 26294)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hormotoma trentonensis (23603)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Alaska) Murchisonia sp. (49346 49351)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Katospira excavata, Loxonema primitiva, Stephanocosmia girvanensis (73133)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (England) Spiroecus nidhoeggi (157963 157964)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Loxonema latisinuata (155414)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Loxonema primitiva (73134) Stephanocosmia girvanensis (153944)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) Rhabdostropha quinquecincta (172938 172940)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (England) Holopella cancellata (56397)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Norway (Oslo) Kjerulfonema quinquecincta (49984)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Wales) Holopella cancellata (56395 56396)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4China (Guizhou) Girvania leijiatunensis (56659)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Norway (Oslo) Kjerulfonema quinquecincta (49985)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (Wales) Holopella cancellata (172854)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) Loxonema cancellatum (49635)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Sweden (Gotland) Holopella minuta (13603)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Loxonema grindrodii (156587)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Paleozygopleura sp. (8811 8820 8826 8829 8830 8833 8916 8919 8920 8924 8927 8928 8929 8930 8968)