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Orthonema liratum

Gastropoda - Orthonematidae

Taxonomy
Orthonema liratum was named by Sayre (1930). Its type specimen is U. Kansas Coll., a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Orthonema liratum Sayre
1934Orthonema liratum Knight pp. 443 – 444 figs. pl. 56 f. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyOrthonematoideaNützel and Bandel 2000
familyOrthonematidae()
genusOrthonema
speciesliratum

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.

Orthonema liratum Sayre 1930
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. B. Knight 1934Small, high-spired, very slightly turreted gastropods, with sides straight a t ephebic and convex a t neanic stages; whorl profile convexly shouldered above the upper revolving carina, gently concave on the whorl-face between the upper carina and the lower pair, gently rounded on the base without a pronounced angulation a t the lower pair of carinae; columella slightly arcuate; inner lip slightly reflexed; parietal inductura thin and inconspicuous; outer lip unknown; ornamentation, three weak revolving carinae, the single upper one of the lower pair the stronger; the upper carina separated from the upper suture by a convex, outwardsloping area a little over half as wide as the concave band on the whorlface; the two lower carinae closely spaced, both showing above the lower suture and with traces of a faint revolving thread in the area between them; lines of growth very obscure; color pattern unknown.
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available