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Oxyspira

Gastropoda - Meekospiridae

Taxonomy
Oxyspira was named by Blodgett and Johnson (1992) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi D Eife-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1004]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Meekospiridae by Nützel et al. (2000); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Oxyspira Blodgett and Johnson
2000Oxyspira Nützel et al. p. 595
2002Oxyspira Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyMeekospiridae
genusOxyspira

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. †Oxyspira Blodgett and Johnson 1992
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Oxyspira murphyi Blodgett and Johnson 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Nevada) O. murphyi (3827 44141)