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Teiichispira affinis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Macluritidae

Taxonomy
Maclurea affinis was named by Billings (1865). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Barnesella affinis by Bridge and Cloud (1947), Lochman (1966) and Yochelson and Copeland (1974); it was recombined as Maclurites affinis by Desbiens et al. (1996); it was recombined as Teiichispira affinis by Wagner (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Maclurea affinis Billings pp. 238 - 239 figs. f. 224a-b
1947Barnesella affinis Bridge and Cloud p. 548 figs. pl. 1 f. 9
1966Barnesella affinis Lochman p. 537 figs. pl. 64 f. 8-11
1974Barnesella affinis Yochelson and Copeland p. 192
1996Maclurites affinis Desbiens et al. p. 1140 figs. pl. 1 f. 17, 25; pl. 2 f. 23; text fig.
1999Teiichispira affinis Wagner
2023Teiichispira affinis Wagner p. 1164

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyMacluritoidea
familyMacluritidae()
genusTeiichispira
speciesaffinis()

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.

Teiichispira affinis Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: stationaryg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-14 22:23:43
Modified: 2009-06-05 21:23:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Tulean or 480.80000 to 474.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0Canada (Quebec) Maclurites affinis (50060 50062 50065)
Cassinian482.3 - 470.0USA (Oklahoma) Barnesella affinis (56492)
Tulean480.8 - 474.9USA (Montana) Lecanospira affinis (174361 174452) Lecanospira sp. (287)