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Liospira modesta

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Liospira modesta was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. kailiensis, L. perlata, L. spicula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Liospira modesta Ulrich and Scofield
1980Liospira modesta Rohr pp. 168 - 169 figs. pl. 6 f. 16, 23-24
2023Liospira modesta Wagner p. 1614

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyLiospirinae
genusLiospira
speciesmodesta

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.

†Liospira modesta Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-03-04 09:58:42
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:28:28
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Blackriveran to the top of the Ashgill or 457.30000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (California) Liospira modesta (69220 69224 69228 69232)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Liospira modesta (23621)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Liospira modesta (23623 23644)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Liospira modesta (23558)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Liospira modesta (23622)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Liospira modesta (23651 23653 23656)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Liospira modesta (23579)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (California) Liospira modesta (69225 69241)