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Paraliospira parva

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Eotomariidae

Taxonomy
Liospira parva was named by Wilson (1938). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Akpatok Island, 800' above sea level, Ungava Bay, Hudston Strait, which is in a Richmondian carbonate limestone in the Akpatok Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Paraliospira parva by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Liospira parva Wilson p. 31 figs. pl. 1 f. 1-3
1963Liospira parva Nelson p. 65 figs. pl. 16 f. 4a-b
2023Paraliospira parva Wagner p. 5403

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyEotomariidaeWenz 1938
genusParaliospira
speciesparva()

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.

Paraliospira parva Wilson 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 08:35:42
Modified: 2009-06-11 10:35:42
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Richmondian or 449.60000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Liospira parva (type locality: 104999)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.7Canada (Manitoba) Liospira parva (23011 23018)