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Lophospira obliqua

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Lophospira obliqua was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Lophospira obliqua Ulrich and Scofield pp. p. 966-967 figs. pl. 72 f. 6-8
1924Lophospira obliqua Foerste p. 212
2023Lophospira obliqua Wagner p. S1460

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

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.

Lophospira obliqua Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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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: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: herbivoreg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-10-20 02:00:22
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:50:23
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Turinian or 457.30000 to 453.80000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Lophospira obliqua (175724)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Lophospira obliqua (155399)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois) Lophospira obliqua (155374)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Lophospira obliqua (5346)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Lophospira obliqua (23656 23659 23664 23667 23668 23670)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Lophospira obliqua (23579 23584)