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Loxoplocus vermetus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Worthenia vermetus was named by Koken (1897). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lophospira vermetus by Teichert (1932), Wilson (1938); it was recombined as Loxoplocus vermetus by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Worthenia vermetus Koken p. 166 figs. pl. 28 f. 7
1932Lophospira vermetus Teichert
1938Lophospira vermetus Wilson p. 29
2023Loxoplocus vermetus Wagner p. 1779

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyLophospiridae
genusLoxoplocus
speciesvermetus()

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.

Loxoplocus vermetus Koken 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 100 to < 1000g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 07:51:08
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:51:08
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Pusgillian or 449.50000 to 449.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Lophospira vermetus (27193)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Norway (Skiens-Langsund) Worthenia vermetus (73450)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Norway (Ringerike) Worthenia vermetus (154605)