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Liospira obtusa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Liospira obtusa Ulrich and Scofield

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

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 obtusa 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: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Minnesota) Liospira obtusa (194139)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Wisconsin) Liospira obtusa (89018)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Indiana) Liospira obtusa (104277 194135)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Liospira obtusa (181091)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Liospira obtusa (23555 23556)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Liospira obtusa (23613 23614 23615)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Liospira obtusa (23557)