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Glyptospira pinna

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Microdomatidae

Taxonomy
Glyptospira pinna was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 127615, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Shizishan, ADL703, Luogu Lake, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Changhsing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Glyptospira pinna Pan and Erwin p. 12 fig. 6.9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyMicrodomatidae
genusGlyptospira
speciespinna

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.

Glyptospira pinna Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height11.23

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: "calcite"f
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-01-28 07:56:10
Modified: 2010-01-28 09:56:10
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bandel et al. 2002, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Yunnan) Glyptospira pinna (type locality: 56943)