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Retispira tumidus

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bellerophon tumidus was named by Sandberger and Sandberger (1853). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Bucaniella tumida by Koken (1896); it was recombined as Bucaniella tumidus by Knod (1908); it was recombined as Bucanella tumida by Franke (2016); it was recombined as Retispira tumidus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Bellerophon tumidus Sandberger and Sandberger
1896Bucaniella tumida Koken p. 505
1908Bucaniella tumidus Knod p. 505
2016Bucanella tumida Franke pp. Table 18
2023Retispira tumidus Wagner p. 4574

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyKnightitinae
genusRetispira
speciestumidus(Sandberger and Sandberger 1853)

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.

Retispira tumidus Sandberger and Sandberger 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:40:27
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Emsian or 402.50000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Luxembourg Bucanella tumida (232281 233203)