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Salterospira ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4616704https://www.gbif.org/species/4616704
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)9219https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=9219
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Gosseletinidae : Salterospira
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Murchisoniina : Gosseletinidae : Salterospira
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthogastropodaPonder and Lindberg 1997
orderMurchisoniinaCox and Knight 1960
superfamilyEotomarioideaWenz 1938
familyGosseletinidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyCoelozoninaeKnight 1956
genusSalterospiraBatten 1966
Scientific NameSalterospira Batten, 1966
Name Published InThe Lower Carboniferous gastropod fauna from the Hotwells Limestone of Compton Martin, Somerset. Palaeontogr. Soc. (Monogr.) 119
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Salterospiragenusbelongs to Coelozoninaestated with evidenceBatten, 1966
Salterospiragenusbelongs to Archaeogastropodasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance339 - 326 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance336 - 318 Ma
Carboniferous
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Murchisoniina)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Murchisoniina)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. L. Batten. 1966. The Lower Carboniferous gastropod fauna from the Hotwells Limestone of Compton Martin, Somerset. Part I. Palaeontographical Society Monographs 119(509):1-52

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Baylea okawensis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1339 Ma
Carboniferous		339 Ma
Carboniferous
Pleurotomaria chesterensis ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		3339 Ma
Carboniferous		339 Ma
Carboniferous
Salterospira plectata ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1336 Ma
Carboniferous		336 Ma
Carboniferous
Salterospira tabulata ✝
species		accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		1336 Ma
Carboniferous		336 Ma
Carboniferous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1966Salterospira Batten
2002Salterospira Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Batten R. L. (1966) The Lower Carboniferous gastropod fauna from the Hotwells Limestone of Compton Martin, Somerset. Part I, Palaeontographical Society Monographs 119 509, 1-52
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
The Lower Carboniferous gastropod fauna from the Hotwells Limestone of Compton Martin, Somerset. Palaeontogr. Soc. (Monogr.) 119 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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