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Archaeosphera wachtbergi

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Omphalotrochidae

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

It was recombined as Archaeosphera wachtbergi by Heidelberger and Bandel (1999), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Straparollus wachtbergi Kirchner pp. 212 - 213 figs. pl. 2 f. 3
1999Archaeosphera wachtbergi Heidelberger and Bandel p. 137 figs. f. 6-7
2023Archaeosphera wachtbergi Wagner p. 4493

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

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 wachtbergi 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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

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 wachtbergi (38362)