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Trochonemella knoxvillensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Trochonematidae

Taxonomy
Lophospira knoxvillensis was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Lophospira (?) knoxvillensis Ulrich in Ulrich & Scofield 1897]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lenoir, which is in a Chazyan offshore shelf lime mudstone in the Lenoir Formation of Tennessee.

It was recombined as Trochonemella knoxvillensis by Okulitch (1935), Rohr (1980), Wagner (1995), Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Lophospira knoxvillensis Ulrich and Scofield pp. 989 - 990 figs. pl. 65 f. 38-40
1905Lophospira rectangularis Raymond p. 377
1906Trochonema rectangularis Raymond
1908Trochonema rectangulare Raymond pp. 206 - 207 figs. pl. 53 f. 11-12
1935Trochonemella knoxvillensis Okulitch
1980Trochonemella knoxvillensis Rohr p. 176
1995Trochonemella knoxvillensis Wagner p. 177
2023Trochonemella knoxvillensis Wagner p. 2155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyTrochonematidae
genusTrochonemella
speciesknoxvillensis()

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.

†Trochonemella knoxvillensis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Invalid names: Trochonemella rectangulare Raymond 1905 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:28:17
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:28:17
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Chazyan or 471.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) Lophospira knoxvillensis (172825)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Lophospira rectangularis (172180) Lophospira rectangularis, Trochonema rectangularis (56184) Trochonema rectangulare (56213) Trochonema rectangularis (171798)