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Ruedemannia instabilis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Lophospira instabilis was named by Donald (1906). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Ruedemannia instabilis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Lophospira instabilis Donald pp. 560 – 561 figs. pl. 43 f. 8-10
2023Ruedemannia instabilis Wagner p. 2050

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

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.

Ruedemannia instabilis Donald 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
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 mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 07:52:43
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:52:43
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Rawtheyan or 448.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Lophospira instabilis (73134)