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Lophospira superba ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8470855https://www.gbif.org/species/8470855
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)180857https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=180857
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira : Lophospira superba
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae : Lophospira : Lophospira superba
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
superfamilyTrochonematoidea
familyLophospiridaeWenz 1938
genusLophospiraWhitfield 1886
speciesLophospira superbaButts 1926
Generic NameLophospira
Scientific NameLophospira superba Butts, 1926
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Lophospira superbaspeciesbelongs to Lophospirastated with evidenceButts, 1926
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance468 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance468 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Motilityactively mobile (based on Lophospira)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietherbivore (based on Lophospira)
Taphonomyminor ribbing (based on Lophospira)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. Butts. 1926. The Paleozoic rocks. Geological Survey Alabama, Special Report 14:41-230

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1926Lophospira superba Butts p. 102 figs. pl. 19 f. 19

References

Butts C. (1926) The Paleozoic rocks, Geological Survey Alabama, Special Report 14, 41-230
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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