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Lophonema calphurnia

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Helicotomidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria calphurnia was named by Billings (1865) [Pleurotomaria? Calphurnia Billings 1865]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Euomphalus calphurnia by Whitfield (1886); it was recombined as Lophonema calphurnia by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Pleurotomaria calphurnia Billings pp. 230 - 231 figs. 214a-b
1886Euomphalus calphurnia Whitfield p. 309
2023Lophonema calphurnia Wagner p. 3515

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyHelicotomidae()
genusLophonema
speciescalphurnia()

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.

Lophonema calphurnia Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-05 18:17:26
Modified: 2009-06-05 20:17:26
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Stairsian or 485.40000 to 478.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stairsian485.4 - 478.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Oriostoma calphurnia (188684)