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Spirostylus subcontractus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Spirostylidae

Taxonomy
Spirostylus subcontractus was named by Kittl (1894).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Spirostylus subcontractus Kittl p. 172
1899Spirostylus subcontractus Kittl p. 101 figs. Pl 12, figs 5,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySpirostylidaeCossmann 1909
genusSpirostylus
speciessubcontractusKittl 1894

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available