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Lophospira kuckersiana

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Schizolopha kuckersiana was named by Teichert (1932) [= Worthenia mickwitzi Koken & Perner 1925, p. 160, pl 28 f. 9]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Küttejõu, which is in a Kukruse marine shale in the Viivikonna Formation of Estonia.

It was recombined as Lophospira kuckersiana by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Schizolopha kuckersiana Teichert p. 274
2023Lophospira kuckersiana Wagner p. S4858

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

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.

Lophospira kuckersiana Teichert 1932
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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 mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: herbivoreg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-10-20 02:00:22
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:50:23
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kukruse or 458.00000 to 456.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Estonia Worthenia mickwitzi (type locality: 167579)