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Loxonema obsoleta

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

Taxonomy
Turritella obsoleta was named by de Sowerby and Murchison (1839) [Turritella obsoleta de Sowerby in Murchison 1839]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Loxonema obsoletum by Gall (1971) and Antia (1981); it was recombined as Loxonema obsoleta by Whidborne (1891) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. turritelliforme, L. ventricosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Turritella obsoleta de Sowerby and Murchison p. 603 figs. pl. 3 f. 7a, 12f
1891Loxonema obsoleta Whidborne p. 182
1971Loxonema obsoletum Gall
1981Loxonema obsoletum Antia
2023Loxonema obsoleta Wagner p. 5179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyLoxonematidae
genusLoxonema
speciesobsoleta()

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.

†Loxonema obsoleta de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available