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Rousseauspira teicherti

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Macluritidae

Taxonomy
Rousseauspira teicherti was named by Rohr and Potter (1987). Its type specimen is USNM 400953, an other, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Rousseauspira teicherti Rohr and Potter pp. 286 - 287 figs. 2.1-2.16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyMacluritoidea
familyMacluritidae()
genusRousseauspira
speciesteicherti

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.

Rousseauspira teicherti Rohr and Potter 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:03:44
Modified: 2009-06-11 20:03:44
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Wagner 2023, Hendy 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Whiterockian to the top of the Richmondian or 471.30000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Rousseauspira teicherti (14238 14241)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Alaska) Rousseauspira teicherti (49345 49347 49352)