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Bensbergia altivolvis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

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

It was recombined as Bensbergia altivolvis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Loxonema altivolvis Whiteaves pp. 334 - 335 figs. 334 - 335 pl. 45 f. 8-9
1960Loxonema altivolvis McCammon p. 73 figs. pl. 13 f. 8a-b
2023Bensbergia altivolvis Wagner p. 1713

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusBensbergia
speciesaltivolvis()

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.

†Bensbergia altivolvis Whiteaves 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Frasnian or 387.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Manitoba) Loxonema altivolvis (6719 6721 6722 6723 106310)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Manitoba) Loxonema altivolvis (6726)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Idaho) Loxonema altivolvis (668)