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Kitikamispira speciosum

Gastropoda - Euomphalina

Taxonomy
Eunema speciosum was named by Whiteaves (1892). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Longstaffia speciosum by Radabaugh (1942); it was recombined as Nodonema speciosum by Wagner (1999); it was recombined as Kitikamispira speciosum by Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Eunema speciosum Whiteaves p. 320 figs. pl. 42 f. 5
1942Longstaffia speciosum Radabaugh
1942Eunema filicostatum Spriestersbach pp. 162 - 163 figs. pl. 2 f. 8-9
1980Trochonema (Eunema) filicostata Karczewski
1992Gyronema filicostata Blodgett p. 151
1996Gyronema filicostata Bandel and Geldmacher p. 25
1999Nodonema speciosum Wagner
2023Kitikamispira speciosum Wagner p. 961

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
genusKitikamispira
speciesspeciosum()

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.

Kitikamispira speciosum Whiteaves 1892
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Invalid names: Kitikamispira filicostata Spriestersbach 1942 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:48:04
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:48:04
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Michigan) Longstaffia speciosum (98044 128941 128942 128943 128950 128963 128965)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Manitoba) Eunema speciosum (106309 106311 228169)