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Biarmeaspira murchisoniaeformis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria murchisoniaeformis was named by Gemmellaro (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pietra di Salomone, calcare grossolano, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Biarmeaspira murchisoniaeformis by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Pleurotomaria murchisoniaeformis Gemmellaro p. 157 figs. Pl 15, figs 38,39
2023Biarmeaspira murchisoniaeformis Wagner p. S7362

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyLophospiridae
genusBiarmeaspira
speciesmurchisoniaeformis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height117.0

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2024-02-04 19:53:32
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Pleurotomaria murchisoniaeformis (type locality: 108672)