Abderospira Dall 1896 (snail)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae

Alternative spellings: Bullina (Abderospira), Micromelo (Abderospira)

Parent taxon: Cylichnidae according to D. T. Dockery 1980

See also Brown and Pilsbry 1911, Harris and Palmer 1947, Palmer and Brann 1966, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodring 1970

Sister taxa: Acteocina, Bullaria, Bullichna, Cylichna, Cylichnania, Cylichnella, Philine, Scaphander, Suwannescapha, Taita

Subtaxa: Abderospira aldrichi Abderospira hornii Abderospira leblanci Abderospira meyeri Abderospira oviformis Abderospira sabina Abderospira stewarti

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Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of China (2 collections)

• Miocene of United States (1: Florida)

• Eocene of United States (38: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas), Venezuela (1)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Alabama)

Total: 43 collections including 48 occurrences

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