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Loxonema constans

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

Taxonomy
Loxonema constans was named by Böhm (1895). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Marmolata (Salomon coll), which is in a Ladinian carbonate limestone in the Marmolata Formation of Italy.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Loxonema constans Böhm p. 264 figs. Pl 14, fig 9
1899Loxonema constans Kittl p. 90

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

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.

Loxonema constans Böhm 1895
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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
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:07:05
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:07:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Ladinian or 242.00000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Loxonema constans (type locality: 138255)