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Orospira depressa

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4957834https://www.gbif.org/species/4957834
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)68752https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=68752
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Raphistomatidae : Orospira : Orospira depressa
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Euomphalina : Raphistomatidae : Orospira : Orospira depressa
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassEogastropodaPonder and Lindberg 1996
orderEuomphalinade Koninck 1881
superfamilyRaphistomatoideaKoken 1896
familyRaphistomatidae
genusOrospiraButts 1926
speciesOrospira depressaCullison 1944
Generic NameOrospira
Scientific NameOrospira depressa Cullison, 1944
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Orospira depressaspeciesbelongs to Orospirastated without evidenceCullison, 1944
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance485 - 468 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance485 - 468 Ma
Paleozoic
Motilitystationary (based on Euomphalina)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Euomphalina)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. S. Cullison. 1944. The stratigraphy of some Lower Ordovician formations of the Ozark uplift. University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy Technical Series Bulletin 15(2):1-112

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1944Orospira depressa Cullison p. 53 figs. pl. 36 f. 11-12

References

Cullison J. S. (1944) The stratigraphy of some Lower Ordovician formations of the Ozark uplift, University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy Technical Series Bulletin 15 2, 1-112
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