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Liljevallospira

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Liljevallospira was named by Knight (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 909].

It was assigned to Liljevallospiridae by Golikov and Starobogatov (1989); to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Bellerophontinae by Knight et al. (1960), Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Liljevallospira Knight p. 334
1960Liljevallospira Knight et al. p. 181
1989Liljevallospira Golikov and Starobogatov p. 70
2002Liljevallospira Sepkoski
2005Liljevallospira Bouchet et al. pp. 99, 241

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyBellerophontinae
genusLiljevallospira

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. †Liljevallospira Knight 1945
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Liljevallospira elegantulus Lindström 1884
Liljevallospira tubulosa Lindström 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Composition 2: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 14:40:27
Modified: 2009-10-11 13:36:14
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden L. tubulosa (233122)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Bellerophon elegantulus (3977)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Indiana) L. sp. (26778)