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Longstaffia pulchra

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia pulchra was named by M'Coy (1844). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lophospira pulchra by Ulrich and Scofield (1897), Donald (1906), Reed (1906) and Pitcher (1939); it was recombined as Longstaffia pulchra by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Murchisonia pulchra M'Coy pp. 16 pl. i f. 19
1897Lophospira pulchra Ulrich and Scofield p. 982
1906Lophospira pulchra Donald pp. 567 – 568 figs. pl. 44 f. 10-11
1906Lophospira pulchra Reed p. 361
1939Lophospira pulchra Pitcher p. 90
2023Longstaffia pulchra Wagner p. 1635

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

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.

Longstaffia pulchra M'Coy 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:40:01
Modified: 2024-02-04 19:53:32
Source: o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Aeronian or 443.40000 to 438.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Canada (Ontario) Lophospira pulchra (173218 173222 173223)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) Lophospira sp. (443)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Wales) Lophospira pulchra (56395)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (England) Lophospira pulchra (56397)