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Loxonema obsoleta

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Loxonematidae

Taxonomy
Turritella obsoleta was named by de Sowerby and Murchison (1839) [Turritella obsoleta de Sowerby in Murchison 1839]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Loxonema obsoletum by Gall (1971) and Antia (1981); it was recombined as Loxonema obsoleta by Whidborne (1891) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. turritelliforme, L. ventricosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Turritella obsoleta de Sowerby and Murchison p. 603 figs. pl. 3 f. 7a, 12f
1891Loxonema obsoleta Whidborne p. 182
1971Loxonema obsoletum Gall
1981Loxonema obsoletum Antia
2023Loxonema obsoleta Wagner p. 5179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyLoxonematidae
genusLoxonema
speciesobsoleta()

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 obsoleta de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Anisian or 425.60000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Loxonema obsoleta (23106) Loxonema obsoletum (8298 8299 8300 8303 8304 8306 8308 8311 8312 8313 8315 8316 8321 8322 8324 8325)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Moselle) Loxonema obsoletum (206497)
Aegean247.2 - 242.0France (Bas-Rhin) Loxonema obsoletum (206544)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Loxonema obsoletum (63538)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0France (Grand Est) Loxonema obsoletum (203355)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Turritella obsoleta (201970)