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Lophospira decursa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Lophospiridae

Taxonomy
Lophospira decursa was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Lophospira decursa Ulrich in Ulrich & Scofield 1897]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lophospira (Donaldiella) decursa by Cressman (1973).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Lophospira decursa Ulrich and Scofield
1973Lophospira (Donaldiella) decursa Cressman
1995Lophospira decursa Wagner p. 177

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

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 decursa Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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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: Chatfieldian or 453.80000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Lophospira decursa (23614 23615 23617 23619 23620)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Lophospira decursa (23557)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Lophospira decursa (23621)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Lophospira decursa (23558)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Lophospira decursa (194138) Loxoplocus decursa (34560)