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Lophospira terrassa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Lophospira terrassa was named by Grabau (1922). It is not extant. Its type locality is Shan MaJiaGou Fm., KaiPin Co., HeBei Prov., China, which is in a Darriwilian shallow subtidal lime mudstone/limestone in the Shan Majiagou Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Lophospira terrassa Grabau
2023Lophospira terrassa Wagner p. 1698

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyLophospiridae
genusLophospira
speciesterrassa

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.

Lophospira terrassa Grabau 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: herbivoreg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-10-20 02:00:22
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:50:23
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (HeBei) Lophospira terrassa (type locality: 7955)