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Loxonema retusum

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

Taxonomy
Loxonema retusum was named by Dietz (1911). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dornaer Weg, Zone V, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Zechstein Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Loxonema retusum Dietz p. 480 figs. Pl 15, fig 5

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

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 retusum Dietz 1911
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Loxonema retusum (type locality: 208958)