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
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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