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Paupospira burginensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Lophospira medialis burginensis was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Ulrich in Ulrich & Scofield 1897 = Lophospira medialis 973 - 974 pl. 73 f. 23-29 (the types do not match these!) = Lophospira medialis Wilson 1951 p. 35 pl. 4 f. 12 = Lophospira peracuta Wilson 1951 p. 36 - 37 pl. 3 f. 4]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Loxoplocus (Lophospira) burginensis by Hoare and Pojeta (2006); it was recombined as Paupospira burginensis by Wagner (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Lophospira peracuta Ulrich and Scofield
1897Lophospira medialis burginensis Ulrich and Scofield p. 974 figs. pl. 73 f. 30-31
1897Lophospira peracuta Ulrich and Scofield pp. 976 - 977 figs. pl. 73 f. 15-17
1923Lophospira peracuta Foerste p. 94
1999Paupospira burginensis Wagner p. 33
2006Loxoplocus (Lophospira) burginensis Hoare and Pojeta p. 27
2023Paupospira burginensis Wagner p. 1942

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyLophospiridae
genusPaupospira
speciesburginensis()

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.

Paupospira burginensis Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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Invalid names: Paupospira peracuta Ulrich and Scofield 1897 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2024-02-04 19:53:32
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Maysvillian or 453.80000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Lophospira medialis (32656)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Alaska) Loxoplocus burginensis (100882)
Franklinian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2USA (Tennessee) Lophospira medialis (5370)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Lophospira peracuta (63816)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Lophospira peracuta (100354)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Lophospira peracuta (5331)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Lophospira peracuta (23621)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Lophospira peracuta (23623 23644)
Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Lophospira medialis (26192)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) Lophospira peracuta (154703)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Lophospira peracuta (23558)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Lophospira peracuta (23622)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Lophospira medialis (23656 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670) Lophospira peracuta (23651)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Lophospira medialis (5356 5358 5361)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Lophospira medialis (23579 23584)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Loxoplocus burginensis (87822) Paupospira burginensis (100289)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Lophospira medialis (type locality: 194138) Loxoplocus burginensis (34547 34548)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Lophospira medialis (26293)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Virginia) Lophospira medialis (5396)