Abderospira oviformis Meyer 1886 (snail)

Gastropoda - Opisthobranchia - Cylichnidae

Alternative combinations: Atys oviformis, Cylichna oviformis

Belongs to Abderospira according to K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann 1966

See also Harris and Palmer 1947

Sister taxa: Abderospira aldrichi, Abderospira hornii, Abderospira leblanci, Abderospira meyeri, Abderospira sabina, Abderospira stewarti

Type specimen: USNM 638837, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (6: Louisiana, Mississippi collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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