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Lophospiridae ✝
| Description | Lophospiridae is an extinct taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lophospiridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Lophospiridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Lophospiridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Wenz W. (1938-1944). Gastropoda. Teil 1: Allgemeiner Teil und Prosobranchia. xii + 1639 pp. In: Schindewolf, O.H. (Ed.) Handbuch der Paläozoologie, Band 6. Bornträger, Berlin. Lief. 1, 1-240 [March 1938]; 3, 241-480 [October 1938]; 4, 481-720 [July 1939]; 6, 721-960 [August 1940]; 7, 961-1200 [October 1941]; 8, 1201-1506 [October 1943]; 9, 1507-1639, i-xii [November 1944]. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 291 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 479 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Gastropoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Wenz. 1938. Handbuch der Paläozoologie; Gastropoda. Handbuch der Paläozoologie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lophospiridae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gyronematinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 205 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Lophospirinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 24 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Ruedemanninae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Arjamannia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 431 Ma Silurian | |
| Biarmeaspira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 81 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Donaldiella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 37 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 380 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Ectomaria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 67 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Eunema ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 105 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Frodospira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 433 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Hanusispira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Itimaspira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Kawanamia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 347 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Longstaffia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 443 Ma Silurian | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Lophospira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 724 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Loxoplocus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 92 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Manzanospira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 23 | 279 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Paupospira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 205 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Platyworthenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 290 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Proturritella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Ptychozone ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ruedemannia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 41 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Solenospira genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Triredimiculum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Tunstallia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 265 Ma Permian | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Worthenia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 412 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Yochelsonospira ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1938 | Lophospiridae Wenz |
| 1956 | Ruedemanniinae Knight |
| 1960 | Lophospiridae Knight et al. p. 207 |
| 1960 | Ruedemanniinae Knight et al. p. 209 |
| 1975 | Lophospiridae Golikov and Starobogatov p. 208 |
| 1999 | Lophospiridae Wagner p. 30 |
| 2003 | Lophospiridae Jeffery |
| 2005 | Lophospiridae Bouchet et al. p. 242 |
| 2017 | Lophospiridae Wagner |
| 2018 | Lophospiridae Nützel et al. p. 486 |
References
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!
