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Mesospira

Gastropoda - Pseudomelaniidae

Taxonomy
Mesospira was named by Cossmann (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bajo J Bath].

It was assigned to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pseudomelaniidae by Orlov (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Mesospira Cossmann
2002Mesospira Sepkoski
2013Mesospira Orlov p. 130

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyPseudomelanoideaFischer 1885
familyPseudomelaniidaeCossmann 1909
genusMesospiraCossmann 1892

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.

G. †Mesospira Cossmann 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available