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Manzanospira turrita

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Manzanospira turrita was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 127605, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Matan Section Act474, Heshan, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Heshan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Manzanospira turrita Pan and Erwin p. 10 figs. 5.3-5.9, 5.16

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

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.

Manzanospira turrita Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height32.742.003.902.650.966

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: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guangxi) Manzanospira turrita (56893 type locality: 112363)