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Lophospira alata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Worthenia alata was named by Koken and Perner (1925) [Worthenia alata Koken in Koken & Perner 1925]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lophospira alata by Teichert (1932) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Worthenia alata Koken and Perner
1932Lophospira alata Teichert
2023Lophospira alata Wagner p. 1642

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyTrochonematoidea()
familyLophospiridae
genusLophospira
speciesalata(Koken and Perner 1925)

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 alata Koken and Perner 1925
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available