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Spiranodus devonica

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Littorina devonica was named by Whidborne (1889). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Chudleigh, North Devon, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Lummaton Shell Bed Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Spiranodus devonica by Heidelberger (2001), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Littorina devonica Whidborne
1891Littorina devonica Whidborne pp. 186 - 188 figs. pl. 19 f. 5
2001Spiranodus devonica Heidelberger p. 201
2023Spiranodus devonica Wagner p. 2618

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusSpiranodus
speciesdevonica()

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.

Spiranodus devonica Whidborne 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorsuperf
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: passively mobilef
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: coprophagef
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-15 08:04:13
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:16:03
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Littorina devonica (154672)