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Haplospira variabilis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Holopeidae

Taxonomy
Haplospira variabilis was named by Koken (1897). It is not extant. Its type locality is Grässgård, which is in a Keila/Oandu carbonate limestone in the Chasmopskalk Formation of Sweden.

It was recombined as Holopea variabilis by Knight et al. (1960).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Haplospira variabilis Koken p. 36
1925Haplospira variabilis Koken and Perner figs. pl. 33 f. 13-19
1960Holopea variabilis Knight et al. p. 239
1975Haplospira variabilis Peel p. 1529
2023Haplospira variabilis Wagner p. S1515

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyEuomphaloidea()
familyHolopeidae
genusHaplospira
speciesvariabilis

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.

Haplospira variabilis Koken 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
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: stationarysuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-05 19:08:07
Modified: 2009-06-05 21:08:07
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Soudleyan to the top of the Oandu or 458.40000 to 451.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Norway (Oslo) Haplospira n. sp. (2762)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8Germany Haplospira variabilis (214070)
Keila - Oandu453.9 - 451.8Sweden (Öland) Haplospira variablis (type locality: 154575)