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Archaeosphera minimus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae

Taxonomy
Straparollus minimus was named by Kirchner (1915). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Archaeosphera minima by Heidelberger and Bandel (1999), Heidelberger (2001), Heidelberger (2007); it was recombined as Archaeosphera minimus by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Straparollus minimus Kirchner pp. 213 - 214 figs. pl. 2 f. 5
1999Archaeosphera minima Heidelberger and Bandel p. 137 figs. f. 8-9
2001Archaeosphera minima Heidelberger p. 80
2007Archaeosphera minima Heidelberger p. 233 fig. 1J
2023Archaeosphera minimus Wagner p. 4758

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyOmphalotrochidae
genusArchaeosphera
speciesminimus()

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.

Archaeosphera minimus Kirchner 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-21 10:48:04
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:48:04
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Givetian or 387.95000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Archaeosphera minima (38362)