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Paraliospira helena

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria helena was named by Billings (1860). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Liospira helena by Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Foerste (1924), Twenhofel (1928), Rohr (1980); it was recombined as Paraliospira helena by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Pleurotomaria helena Billings p. 165 fig. 8
1897Liospira helena Ulrich and Scofield p. 994
1924Liospira helena Foerste p. 209 figs. pl. 36 f. 1a-c
1928Liospira helena Twenhofel p. 236 figs. pl. 44 f. 4-5
1980Liospira helena Rohr p. 168 figs. pl. 6 f. 19-22
2023Paraliospira helena Wagner p. 1610

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
genusParaliospira
specieshelena()

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.

Paraliospira helena Billings 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 08:35:42
Modified: 2009-06-11 10:35:42
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Richmondian to the top of the Gamachian or 449.60000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (California) Liospira helena (69220 69222 69228)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Liospira helena (22960 155173 173016 173018 173175)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (California) Liospira helena (69225)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Liospira helena (63773)