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Spanionema varicosa

Gastropoda - Spanionematidae

Taxonomy
Holopella varicosa was named by Holzapfel (1895). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Spanionema varicosa by Heidelberger (2001) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Holopella varicosa Holzapfel pp. 192 - 194 figs. pl. 16 f. 17
2001Spanionema varicosa Heidelberger p. 115
2023Spanionema varicosa Wagner p. 5181

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familySpanionematidaeGolikov and Starobogatov 1987
genusSpanionema
speciesvaricosa()

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.

†Spanionema varicosa Holzapfel 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Sauerland) Spanionema varicosa (51967)