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Omospira alexandra

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia alexandra was named by Billings (1865). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Omospira alexandra by Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Wilson (1951), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Murchisonia alexandra Billings p. 172
1897Omospira alexandra Ulrich and Scofield p. 946 figs. pl. 70 f. 66-67
1951Omospira alexandra Wilson pp. 48 - 49 figs. pl. 9 f. 16-19
2023Omospira alexandra Wagner p. 1904

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyLoxonematidae
subfamilyOmospirinae
genusOmospira
speciesalexandra()

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.

†Omospira alexandra Billings 1865
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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
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-03-04 10:00:18
Modified: 2009-03-04 12:00:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Chatfieldian or 457.30000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Omospira alexandra (26276)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Indiana) Omospira alexandra (104277 194135)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Omospira alexandra (185429)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Omospira alexandra (63816)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Omospira alexandra (154703)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Omospira alexandra (26271 26273)