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Plethospira caledoniensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Plethospira caledoniensis was named by Longstaff (1924) [Plethospira (?) caledoniensis Longstaff 1924]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Balclatchie Farm, Ayrshire, Girvan, which is in a Burrellian carbonate limestone in the Balclatchie Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Plethospira caledoniensis Longstaff

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyHormotomidae
genusPlethospira
speciescaledoniensis

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.

Plethospira caledoniensis Longstaff 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
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
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:06:19
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:39:12
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Burrellian or 456.60000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Plethospira caledoniensis (type locality: 78001 169263)