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Donaldospira taosensis

Gastropoda - Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae

Taxonomy
Stegocoelia (Donaldospira) taosensis was named by Kues and Batten (2001) [Stegocoelia (Donaldospira) taosensis Kues & Batten 2001]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Talpa, which is in a Desmoinesian delta front shale/sandstone in the Flechado Formation of New Mexico.

It was recombined as Donaldospira taosensis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Stegocoelia (Donaldospira) taosensis Kues and Batten pp. 45 - 46 fig. 9.30
2023Donaldospira taosensis Wagner p. 5818

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderCerithimorpha
familyOrthonemidae
genusDonaldospira(Batten 1966)
speciestaosensis()

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.

†Donaldospira taosensis Kues and Batten 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Stegocoelia taosensis (type locality: 46536)