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Mimospira balclatchiensis

Paragastropoda - Mimospirida - Clisospiridae

Taxonomy
Clisospira balclatchiensis was named by Longstaff (1924). It is not extant. Its type locality is Balclatchie Farm, Ayrshire, Girvan, which is in a Burrellian carbonate limestone in the Balclatchie Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Mimospira balclatchiensis by Peel (1986), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. helmhackeri, M. helmhackeri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Clisospira balclatchiensis Longstaff
1986Mimospira balclatchiensis Peel p. 69
2023Mimospira balclatchiensis Wagner p. 2176

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classParagastropoda
orderMimospirida
superfamilyClisospiroidea()
familyClisospiridae
subfamilyClisospirinae
genusMimospira
speciesbalclatchiensis(Longstaff 1924)

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.

†Mimospira balclatchiensis Longstaff 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Burrellian or 456.60000 to 452.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Clisospira balclatchiensis (78001) Mimospira balclatchiensis (156584)