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Aequispirella

Gastropoda - Skeneidae

Taxonomy
Aequispirella was named by Finlay (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi].

It was reranked as Brookula (Aequispirella) by Beu et al. (1990).

It was assigned to Brookula by Beu et al. (1990); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Skeneadae by Kaim (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Aequispirella Finlay
1990Brookula (Aequispirella) Beu et al. p. 403
2002Aequispirella Sepkoski
2004Aequispirella Kaim p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familySkeneidae(Clark 1851)
genusAequispirellaFinlay 1924

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. †Aequispirella Finlay 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:46:42
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:47:10
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Callovian to the top of the Altonian or 164.70000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Poland A. jurassica (63064)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Brookula bifurcata (45037)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Brookula iredalei, Brookula tenuilirata (67900)