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Euspira meisensis

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Polinices (Euspira) meisensis was named by Makiyama (1926) [DISTRIBUTION: Early-Middle Miocene; northwest Pacific.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Euspira meisensis by Majima (1989).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Polinices (Euspira) meisensis Makiyama pp. 150-151 figs. pl. 12, fig. 7
1928Polinices (Euspira) ashiyaensis Nagao pp. 95-96 figs. 15: 19-21
1956Polinices (Euspira) otukai Masuda pp. 162-163 figs. pl. 26, figs. 9a-b
1989Euspira meisensis Majima p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusEuspiraAgassiz 1837
speciesmeisensis(Makiyama 1926)

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.

†Euspira meisensis Makiyama 1926
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Invalid names: Polinices (Euspira) ashiyaensis Nagao 1928 [synonym], Polinices (Euspira) otukai Masuda 1956 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available