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Spiroraphe cryptata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria cryptata was named by Billings (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Spirorapha cryptata by Twenhofel (1928); it was recombined as Spiroraphe cryptata by Wagner (2023).

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Pleurotomaria cryptata Billings p. 54
1928Spirorapha cryptata Twenhofel pp. 239 - 240 figs. pl. 47 f. 7
2023Spiroraphe cryptata Wagner p. S2795

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
genusSpiroraphe()
speciescryptata()

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.

Spiroraphe cryptata Billings 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-06 07:26:30
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:26:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Aeronian or 440.50000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alexandrian443.1 - 438.1Canada (Québec) Spirorapha cryptata (63786)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Quebec) Spiroraphe cryptata (159922 163575 172939 172940)