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Loxonema fasciatum

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

Taxonomy
Loxonema fasciata was named by King (1848).

It was synonymized subjectively with Chemnitzia altenburgensis by Howse (1857); it was synonymized subjectively with Turbonilla phillipsi by Geinitz (1861); it was corrected as Loxonema fasciatum by King (1850), Dietz (1911) and Riedel (1917).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Loxonema fasciata King p. 13
1850Loxonema fasciatum King
1850Loxonema fasciata King p. 209 figs. Pl 16, fig 30
1911Loxonema fasciatum Dietz p. 480 figs. Pl 15, fig 4
1917Loxonema fasciatum Riedel p. 66

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyLoxonematidae
genusLoxonema
speciesfasciatum(King 1848)

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.

Loxonema fasciatum King 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height18.80

Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:07:05
Modified: 2009-06-06 10:07:05
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Poland Loxonema fasciatum (208519)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (England) Loxonema fasciata (130765 130766)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Loxonema fasciatum (208968)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom Loxonema fasciata (130848 130854) Melaniae sp. (130864)