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Trochonemella arachne

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Trochonematidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria arachne was named by Billings (1865). Its type specimen is GSC 1223, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lophospira arachne by Bassler (1915); it was recombined as Trochonemella arachne by Wilson (1951) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1865Pleurotomaria arachne Billings p. 31 fig. 32
1915Lophospira arachne Bassler p. 757
1951Trochonemella arachne Wilson p. 76 figs. pl. 12 f. 15-16
2023Trochonemella arachne Wagner p. 2151

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyTrochonematidae
genusTrochonemella
speciesarachne()

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.

Trochonemella arachne Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
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 mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:28:17
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:28:17
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Rocklandian or 460.90000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5Canada (Quebec) Trochonemella arachne (63816)
Blackriveran460.9 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) Trochonemella arachne (156592)
Rocklandian460.9 - 449.5Canada (Quebec) Trochonemella arachne (154703)