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Plethospira floweri

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Plethospira floweri was named by Fortey and Peel (1990) [Plethospira(?) floweri Fortey & Peel 1990]. It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Plethospira floweri Fortey and Peel
2023Plethospira floweri Wagner p. 3982

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyHormotomidae
genusPlethospira
speciesfloweri

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.

Plethospira floweri Fortey and Peel 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
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: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:06:19
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:39:12
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023
Collections
No collection or age range data are available