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Acrospira

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina

Taxonomy
Acrospira was named by Batten (1985) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon P Guad Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. Its type is Acrospira cristata.

It was assigned to Loxonematacea by Batten (1985); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. cristata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Acrospira Batten p. 18
2002Acrospira Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
genusAcrospira

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. †Acrospira Batten 1985
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Acrospira cristata Batten 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height34.763.906.004.601.07
shell diameter32.752.203.502.700.656

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:39:28
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:39:28
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Malaysia (Perak) A. sp., A. cristata (62131)