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Spirostylus retroscalatus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Spirostylidae

Taxonomy
Spirostylus retroscalatus was named by Kittl (1894).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Spirostylus retroscalatus Kittl p. 171 figs. Pl 6, fig 13
1895Spirostylus retroscalatus Böhm p. 291 fig. 84
1899Spirostylus retroscalatus Kittl p. 102

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

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Spirostylus retroscalatus (164208)