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Peruvispira lingshuiensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Peruvispira lingshuiensis was named by Pan (1985). Its type specimen is SPG-0005, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laolongdong, Linshui Coal Mine, Linshui County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-10-03; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Peruvispira lingshuiensis Pan
2002Peruvispira lingshuiensis Pan and Erwin p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyCoelozoninae
genusPeruvispira
specieslingshuiensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height56.054.407.307.001.37

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: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Sichuan) Peruvispira lingshuiensis (116226 type locality: 116227)