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Paraliospira abrupta

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Liospira abrupta was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Murfreesboro, which is in an Ashbyan shallow subtidal wackestone/packstone in the Murfreesboro Limestone Formation of Tennessee.

It was recombined as Paraliospira abrupta by Wagner (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Liospira abrupta Ulrich and Scofield p. 995 figs. pl. 82 f. 36-38
1999Paraliospira abrupta Wagner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
genusParaliospira
speciesabrupta()

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.

†Paraliospira abrupta Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2009-06-11 08:35:42
Modified: 2009-06-11 10:35:42
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Blackriveran or 457.30000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Liospira abrupta (type locality: 5327)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Liospira abrupta (23555 23556)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Liospira abrupta (23613 23614 23615)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Liospira abrupta (23621)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Liospira abrupta (23557)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Liospira abrupta (23623 23644)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Liospira abrupta (23558)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Liospira abrupta (23622)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Liospira abrupta (23579)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Liospira abrupta (23651 23653 23656)