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Loxonema approximatum

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

Taxonomy

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Loxonema approximatum Walcott p. 191 figs. Plate vi, fig. 7

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

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 approximatum Walcott 1884
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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: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Montana) Loxonema sp. (632)