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Protospira

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Protospira was named by Ruedemann (1916) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Fran-u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Murchisoniidae by Knight et al. (1960); and to Pelagiellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Protospira Ruedemann
1960Protospira Knight et al. p. 291
2002Protospira Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusProtospira

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.

G. †Protospira Ruedemann 1916
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 18:05:26
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:43:21
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available