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Sylvestrosphaera lemchei

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Sinuitidae

Taxonomy
Sylvestrosphaera lemchei was named by Peel (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Malvern Hills, which is in a Ludfordian carbonate limestone in the Whitcliffe Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Sylvestrosphaera lemchei Peel
2023Sylvestrosphaera lemchei Wagner p. 3981

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familySinuitidae
genusSylvestrosphaera
specieslemchei

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-20 21:22:50
Modified: 2009-09-20 23:22:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ludfordian or 425.00000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom (England) Sylvestrosphaera lemchei (type locality: 111228)