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Villmaria ventricosa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Villmaria ventricosa was named by Heidelberger (2001). It is not extant. Its type locality is Gastropods of the Lahn Basin Limestones: Hahnstaetten (back-reef), which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone/reef rocks in the Bücheler Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Villmaria ventricosa Heidelberger
2002Villmaria ventricosa Krawczyński p. 269 fig. 4G
2023Villmaria ventricosa Wagner p. 4537

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyCoelozoninae
genusVillmaria
speciesventricosa

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.

Villmaria ventricosa Heidelberger 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:14
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 387.95000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Villmaria ventricosa (type locality: 38358)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland (Wojewodztwo Swietokrzyskie) Villmaria ventricosa (62174)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland Villmaria ventricosa (62175)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland (Wojewodztwo Swietokrzyskie) Villmaria ventricosa (62176)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Villmaria ventricosa (75502)