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Plethospiridae

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Plethospiridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Plethospiridae Wenz
1960Plethospiridae Knight et al. p. 295
1975Plethospiridae Golikov and Starobogatov p. 208
1988Plethospiridae Ponder and Warén p. 293
2001Plethospiridae Rohr and Blodgett p. 118
2018Plethospiridae Nützel et al. p. 491

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyPlethospiridaeWenz 1938
familyPlethospiridaeWenz 1938

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.

Fm. †Plethospiridae Wenz 1938
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G. †Kirkospira Rohr and Blodgett 2001
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Kirkospira glacialis Rohr and Blodgett 2001
Kirkospira lindstroemi Oehlert and Oehlert 1888
Kirkospira tongassensis Rohr and Blodgett 2008
Kirkospira vitellia Billings 1865
Invalid names: Baichtalia Rohr and Blodgett 2008 [synonym]
G. †Moenaspira Monari and Dellantonio 2024
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Moenaspira crassa Monari and Dellantonio 2024
Moenaspira magna Böhm 1895
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Invalid names: Worthenia picardi Assmann 1937 [synonym]
G. †Wortheniopsis Böhm 1895
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Wortheniopsis acuta Nützel et al. 2018
Wortheniopsis quirinii Stoppani 1858
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Invalid names: Turbo funiculatus Stoppani 1858 [synonym]
Invalid names: Murchisonietta Nützel et al. 2018 [synonym]
Invalid names: Plethospirinae Wenz 1938 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:43:51
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:43:51
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Norian or 427.40000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Canada (Ontario) Murchisonia vitellia (155012)
Gorstian - Ludfordian427.4 - 423.0USA (Alaska) Kirkospira glacialis (55427 55428)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Ontario) Murchisonia vitellia (14196 154346)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Alaska) Kirkospira glacialis, Baichtalia tongassensis (85025)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Worthenopsis sp. (136220)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Qinghai) Wortheniopsis sp. (56724)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Romania Murchisonietta acuta (197722) Wortheniopsis sp. (197724)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy Moenaspira crassa (233845) Moenaspira magna (233833 233843 233846) Moenaspira magna, Moenaspira crassa (233835 233836 233837 233840 233841 233842) Wortheniopsis margarethae (233850 233854 233855 233858 233859) Wortheniopsis margarethae, Moenaspira crassa (233832) Wortheniopsis margarethae, Moenaspira magna (233844 233860) Wortheniopsis margarethae, Moenaspira magna, Moenaspira crassa (233838)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Worthenia magna (138257) Wortheniopsis margarethae (138255 138256)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Hungary Wortheniopsis budensis (73279)