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Pandospira

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Pandospira was named by Waterhouse (1963). Its type is Pandospira fimbriae.

It was assigned to Sinuopeidae by Begg and Ballard (1991); and to Glabrocingulides by Wagner (2023).

Species
P. costellata, P. fimbriae (type species), P. nuda, P. transitoria

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Pandospira Waterhouse pp. 121 – 122
1991Pandospira Begg and Ballard p. 149
2023Pandospira Wagner p. G1651

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
subtribeGlabrocingulides
genusPandospira

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.

G. †Pandospira Waterhouse 1963
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†Pandospira costellata Gemmellaro 1889
†Pandospira fimbriae Waterhouse 1963
†Pandospira nuda Waterhouse 1963
†Pandospira transitoria Gemmellaro 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1311.85.0028.513.07.71
shell diameter1320.38.5033.020.58.23

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:49
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Capitanian or 293.52000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1New Zealand P. nuda (62063)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3New Zealand (Southland) P. nuda (41775)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Temnotropis costellata, Temnotropis transitoria (108672)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51New Zealand (Southland) P. fimbriae (41777 41789)