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Retispira sullivani

Gastropoda - Bellerophontida - Bellerophontidae

Taxonomy
Bucanopsis sullivani was named by Blodgett (1992).

It was recombined as Retispira sullivani by Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Bucanopsis minuta Radabaugh
1992Bucanopsis sullivani Blodgett pp. 137-138 figs. pl. 1 f. 1-10
2003Bucanopsis sullivani Pan and Cook p. 34
2023Retispira sullivani Wagner p. 233

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
orderBellerophontidaUlrich and Scofield 1897
suborderBellerophontina
superfamilyBellerophontoidea()
familyBellerophontidae
subfamilyKnightitinae
genusRetispira
speciessullivani()

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.

Retispira sullivani Blodgett 1992
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Invalid names: Retispira minuta Radabaugh 1942 [replaced]
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: base of the Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 407.60000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3China (Nei Mongol) Bucanopsis sp. (49135)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Michigan) Bucanopsis minuta (128912)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Alaska) Bucanopsis sullivani (3639)