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Omospira

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

Taxonomy
Omospira was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l O Cara-m]. It is not extant. Its type is Omospira laticincta.

It was assigned to Raphistomidae by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Loxonematidae by Bouchet et al. (2005); and to Omospirinae by Knight et al. (1960), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Omospira Ulrich and Scofield
1960Omospira Knight et al. p. 201
2002Omospira Sepkoski
2005Omospira Bouchet et al. pp. 119, 242
2023Omospira Wagner p. G348

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyLoxonematidae
subfamilyOmospirinae
genusOmospira

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.

G. †Omospira Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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†Omospira alexandra Billings 1865
†Omospira holtedahli Yochelson 1963
†Omospira laticincta Ulrich and Scofield 1897
†Omospira trentonensis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-03-04 10:00:18
Modified: 2009-03-04 12:00:18
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Turinian to the top of the Edenian or 457.30000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Virginia) O. laticincta (34214 34215 34216 34217 34218 34277 34279 34281 34324 34326 34327 34328)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis, O. alexandra (26276)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis (104422 185451 185474) O. alexandra (185429)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma trentonensis (185346 185349 185350 185481)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Indiana) O. alexandra (104277 194135)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (New York) Hormotoma trentonensis (104591 104594 104602 104605 104625)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) O. laticincta (23555)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma trentonensis, O. alexandra (63816)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) O. laticincta (23612)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis (26192)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) O. laticincta (5346)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma trentonensis, O. alexandra (154703)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hormotoma trentonensis (23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hormotoma trentonensis (23579 23584)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis (26272)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Quebec) Hormotoma trentonensis (195616)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis (26263 26268 26277 185002 185268) Hormotoma trentonensis, O. alexandra (26271) O. alexandra (26273)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Hormotoma trentonensis (76089 76090)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Hormotoma trentonensis (23588 23597)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Hormotoma trentonensis (23678 23679 23680)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Hormotoma trentonensis (23603)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Hormotoma trentonensis (26293 26294)