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Nordospira

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Nordospira was named by Yochelson (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon Sepkoski's reference number: 797]. Its type is Nordospira hennigsmoeni.

It was assigned to Eotomariinae by Yochelson (1966), Sabattini (1995); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ptychomphalides by Wagner (2023).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Nordospira Yochelson pp. 32 – 33
1995Nordospira Sabattini p. 365
2002Nordospira Sepkoski
2023Nordospira Wagner p. G1662

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
tribePtychomphalides
genusNordospira

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.

G. †Nordospira Yochelson 1966
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Nordospira hennigsmoeni Yochelson 1966
Nordospira vostokovae Yochelson 1966
Nordospira yochelsoni Sabattini 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:14
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Chokierian to the top of the Leonardian or 323.70000 to 273.01000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chokierian323.7 - 322.8USA (Alaska) N. vostokovae (79727)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01Svalbard and Jan Mayen N. hennigsmoeni (79729)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01Norway (Svalbard) N. hennigsmoeni (79730)